#BC3F3C#BC3F3C
#BC3F3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.161 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3F3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 63, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 68.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.05, 49.94, 29.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.05, 58.13, 30.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.55% 0.1458 0.0693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.55% 0.161 25.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3346, 14.5759, 5.8588) |
| Luminance | 0.1457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.02
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.94
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.59
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.31
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.75
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3F3C #3CB9BC
analogous
#BC3C79 #BC3F3C #BC7F3C
triadic
#BC3F3C #3CBC3F #3F3CBC
tetradic
#BC3F3C #79BC3C #3CB9BC #7F3CBC
square
#BC3F3C #79BC3C #3CB9BC #7F3CBC
split-complementary
#BC3F3C #3CBC7F #3C79BC
monochromatic
#5F201E #8E2F2D #BC3F3C #CE6967 #DD9795
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#BC3F3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#BC3F3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3F3C
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3F3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3F3C | 1.00 | 5.36 | 3.91 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615A3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807538
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE1F3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3f3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 63, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.161 25.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77b72',
500: '#bc3f3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3f3c; $custom-light: #d77b72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3f3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 63,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.406,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54548,
"c": 0.16144,
"h": 25.4
},
"luminance": 0.14573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3F3C
secondary
#8BC7C9
accent
#D8DB4D
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B