#BC2357#BC2357
#BC2357 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.188 H 7.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2357 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 35, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(340, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 53.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.13, 61.30, 9.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.13, 62.00, 8.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.55% 0.1869 0.0239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.55% 0.188 7.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0626, 12.5849, 10.2297) |
| Luminance | 0.1258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 3.61
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.03
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.28
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.95
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.21
Dark Hot Pink
#D90166
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2357 #23BC88
analogous
#BC23A3 #BC2357 #BC3B23
triadic
#BC2357 #57BC23 #2357BC
tetradic
#BC2357 #A3BC23 #23BC88 #3B23BC
square
#BC2357 #A3BC23 #23BC88 #3B23BC
split-complementary
#BC2357 #23BC3B #23A3BC
monochromatic
#551027 #88193F #BC2357 #DC4175 #E5749B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#BC2357 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#BC2357 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2357
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2357 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2357 | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D5058
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756E53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD003A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2357; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.188 7.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d76f86',
500: '#bc2357',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2357; $custom-light: #d76f86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2357",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 35,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 339.608,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52554,
"c": 0.18846,
"h": 7.3
},
"luminance": 0.12582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2357
secondary
#6FCCAC
accent
#EBB03C
background
#FEF7F8
surface
#FCEDEF
border
#D5C8CA
text
#16080B
muted
#847B7C