#BC3F3D#BC3F3D
#BC3F3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.161 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3F3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 63, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 67.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.06, 50.00, 29.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.06, 57.89, 30.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.56% 0.1462 0.0682) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.56% 0.161 25) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3613, 14.5866, 5.9993) |
| Luminance | 0.1458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 0.71
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.91
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.31
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.11
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.64
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3F3D #3DBABC
analogous
#BC3D7B #BC3F3D #BC7F3D
triadic
#BC3F3D #3DBC3F #3F3DBC
tetradic
#BC3F3D #7BBC3D #3DBABC #7F3DBC
square
#BC3F3D #7BBC3D #3DBABC #7F3DBC
split-complementary
#BC3F3D #3DBC7F #3D7BBC
monochromatic
#60201F #8E302E #BC3F3D #CE6A68 #DD9796
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#BC3F3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.92
#BC3F3D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3F3D
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3F3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3F3D | 1.00 | 5.36 | 3.92 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615A3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807539
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE1F40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3f3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 63, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.161 25.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77b72',
500: '#bc3f3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3f3d; $custom-light: #d77b72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3f3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 63,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.945,
"s": 51.004,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54564,
"c": 0.1613,
"h": 25
},
"luminance": 0.14583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3F3D
secondary
#8CC8C9
accent
#D8DA4D
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B