HEX atlas value

#BC342F

#BC342F is a warm red HEX color close to Persian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 188, 52, 47, HSL 2, 60%, 46%, has luminance 0.1335, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#BC342F Sample readable text

HEX #BC342F

RGB rgb(188, 52, 47)

HSL hsl(2 60% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 72, 75, 26)

Luminance 0.1335

Contrast Black 3.67:1White 5.72:1

CSS

--color-bc342f: #BC342F;
.background-bc342f { background-color: #BC342F; }
.text-bc342f { color: #BC342F; }

Luminance0.1335

Black text3.67:1AA Fail

White text5.72:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BC342F","rgb":[188,52,47],"hsl":[2,60,46],"cmyk":[0,72,75,26],"luminance":0.1335,"contrast":{"black":3.67,"white":5.72}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#721F1D","hex":"#721F1D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.93,"contrastWhite":10.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2FB7BC","hex":"#2FB7BC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.62,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.14,"contrastWhite":6.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#DA706C","hex":"#DA706C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.52,"contrastWhite":3.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Persian Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bc342f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2FB7BC","analogous":["#BC2F71","#BC7A2F"],"triadic":["#2FBC34","#342FBC"],"tetradic":["#71BC2F","#2FB7BC","#7A2FBC"],"splitComplementary":["#2FBC7A","#2F71BC"],"monochromatic":["#DA706C","#BC342F","#721F1D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DA706C","dark":"#721F1D","saturated":"#D51C15","desaturated":"#A24C49","pastel":"#D69694","neon":"#FF1C14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"persian-red","name":"Persian Red","hex":"#CC3333","distance":16.522711641858304},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":24.351591323771842},{"slug":"brown","name":"Brown","hex":"#A52A2A","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"poppy-red","name":"Poppy Red","hex":"#DC343B","distance":34.17601498127012},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":35.81898937714463}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BC342F

#BC342F is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #BC342F is visually closest to Persian Red, a named red color with HEX #CC3333.

The RGB channels are 188, 52, and 47, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg with 60% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.1335, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.67:1AA Fail

White text5.72:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BC342F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.67:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.72:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#721F1D#FFFFFF text · best 10.88:1#721F1D

#2FB7BC#000000 text · best 8.62:1#2FB7BC

Brown#FFFFFF text · best 7.09:1#A52A2A

Firebrick#FFFFFF text · best 6.68:1#B22222

#DA706C#000000 text · best 6.52:1#DA706C

Generated Palette

#BC342F#BC342F

#2FB7BC#2FB7BC

#BC2F71#BC2F71

#BC7A2F#BC7A2F

#DA706C#DA706C

#721F1D#721F1D

Color Harmonies

#2FB7BC#2FB7BC

#BC2F71#BC2F71

#BC7A2F#BC7A2F

#2FBC34#2FBC34

#342FBC#342FBC

Variants

#DA706C#DA706C

#721F1D#721F1D

#D51C15#D51C15

#A24C49#A24C49

#D69694#D69694

#FF1C14#FF1C14

Nearest Named Colors

Persian Red#CC3333

Firebrick#B22222

Brown#A52A2A

Poppy Red#DC343B

Rust#B7410E

#BC342F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BC342F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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