#BC228D#BC228D

#BC228D is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.211 H 344.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC228D
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 141)
HSL	hsl(318, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(318, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 25%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.89, 66.93, -21.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.89, 70.32, 342.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.2029 -0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.211 344.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.1199, 13.7614, 26.4748)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC228D #22BC51

analogous

#9E22BC #BC228D #BC2240

triadic

#BC228D #8DBC22 #228DBC

tetradic

#BC228D #BC9E22 #22BC51 #2240BC

square

#BC228D #BC9E22 #22BC51 #2240BC

split-complementary

#BC228D #40BC22 #22BC9E

monochromatic

#540F3F #881966 #BC228D #DC3FAC #E673C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#BC228D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#BC228D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC228D

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC228D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC228D	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68718A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C92057

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc228d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.211 344.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d571ae',
    500: '#bc228d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc228d;
$custom-light: #d571ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc228d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 318.312,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54437,
    "c": 0.21088,
    "h": 344.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC228D

secondary

#6DCD8A

accent

#EC723C

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FBEDF4

border

#D4C8CE

text

#150910

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC228D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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