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#bc3f49

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

RGB
188, 63, 73
HSL
355°, 50%, 49%
CMYK
0, 67, 61, 26
Luminance
0.1473

Every format

HEX#bc3f49
RGBrgb(188, 63, 73)
HSLhsl(355, 50%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 61%, 26%)
LABlab(45.3 50.7 22.2)
LCHlch(45.3 55.4 23.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.548 0.160 19.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc3f49;
background-color: #bc3f49;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc3f49] bg-[#bc3f49]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc3f49;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.247, blue: 0.286)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc3f49")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc3f49 on white: 5.32:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc3f49 on black: 3.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green24.7%
Blue28.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta66.5%
Yellow61.2%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc3f49 text on a black background

contrast 3.95:1

Card sample

#bc3f49 text on a white background

contrast 5.32:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc3f49;
Background color
Panel with #bc3f49 background
background-color: #bc3f49;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc3f49;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 63, 73, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 63, 73, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc3f49;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3f49, #BC883F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc3f49

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc3f49 in the Color Lab