#BC3F3A#BC3F3A
#BC3F3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.162 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3F3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 63, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 69.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.02, 49.84, 30.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.02, 58.63, 31.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.52% 0.145 0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.52% 0.162 26.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2827, 14.5552, 5.5856) |
| Luminance | 0.1455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.64
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.13
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.17
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.73
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.97
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3F3A #3AB7BC
analogous
#BC3A76 #BC3F3A #BC803A
triadic
#BC3F3A #3ABC3F #3F3ABC
tetradic
#BC3F3A #76BC3A #3AB7BC #803ABC
square
#BC3F3A #76BC3A #3AB7BC #803ABC
split-complementary
#BC3F3A #3ABC80 #3A76BC
monochromatic
#5E201D #8D2F2C #BC3F3A #CF6864 #DE9693
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.37
#BC3F3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#BC3F3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3F3A
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3F3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3F3A | 1.00 | 5.37 | 3.91 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615938
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817536
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE1E3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3f3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 63, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.162 26.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87b70',
500: '#bc3f3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3f3a; $custom-light: #d87b70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3f3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 63,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.308,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54517,
"c": 0.16172,
"h": 26.3
},
"luminance": 0.14552
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3F3A
secondary
#89C6C9
accent
#D7DC4C
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A