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#bc3939

a balanced, vivid red · warm · closest name: firebrick

RGB
188, 57, 57
HSL
0°, 54%, 48%
CMYK
0, 70, 70, 26
Luminance
0.1391

Every format

HEX#bc3939
RGBrgb(188, 57, 57)
HSLhsl(0, 54%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 70%, 26%)
LABlab(44.1 52.2 30.4)
LCHlch(44.1 60.4 30.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.538 0.168 24.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc3939;
background-color: #bc3939;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc3939] bg-[#bc3939]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc3939;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.224, blue: 0.224)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc3939")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc3939 on white: 5.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc3939 on black: 3.78:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green22.4%
Blue22.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta69.7%
Yellow69.7%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc3939 text on a black background

contrast 3.78:1

Card sample

#bc3939 text on a white background

contrast 5.55:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc3939;
Background color
Panel with #bc3939 background
background-color: #bc3939;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc3939;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 57, 57, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 57, 57, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc3939;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3939, #BC9039);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc3939

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc3939 in the Color Lab