#BC3F3E#BC3F3E
#BC3F3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.161 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3F3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 63, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 67%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.08, 50.06, 28.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.08, 57.65, 29.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.58% 0.1466 0.0671) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.58% 0.161 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3885, 14.5975, 6.1425) |
| Luminance | 0.1459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 0.42
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.94
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.03
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.93
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.54
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3F3E #3EBBBC
analogous
#BC3E7C #BC3F3E #BC7E3E
triadic
#BC3F3E #3EBC3F #3F3EBC
tetradic
#BC3F3E #7CBC3E #3EBBBC #7E3EBC
square
#BC3F3E #7CBC3E #3EBBBC #7E3EBC
split-complementary
#BC3F3E #3EBC7E #3E7CBC
monochromatic
#602020 #8E302F #BC3F3E #CE6A6A #DD9898
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#BC3F3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.92
#BC3F3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3F3E
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3F3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3F3E | 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)
#615A3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80753A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE1F40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3f3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 63, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.161 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77b73',
500: '#bc3f3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3f3e; $custom-light: #d77b73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3f3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 63,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.476,
"s": 50.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5458,
"c": 0.16117,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.14594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3F3E
secondary
#8DC8C9
accent
#D9DA4E
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B