#BC284D#BC284D

#BC284D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.183 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC284D
RGB	rgb(188, 40, 77)
HSL	hsl(345, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(345, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 59%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 59.21, 15.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 61.31, 15.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.66% 0.1787 0.0395)
OKLCH	oklch(52.66% 0.183 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.8397, 12.7482, 8.2777)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC284D #28BC97

analogous

#BC2897 #BC284D #BC4D28

triadic

#BC284D #4DBC28 #284DBC

tetradic

#BC284D #97BC28 #28BC97 #4D28BC

square

#BC284D #97BC28 #28BC97 #4D28BC

split-complementary

#BC284D #28BC4D #2897BC

monochromatic

#571324 #8A1D38 #BC284D #D8496D #E37B95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#BC284D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BC284D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC284D

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC284D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC284D	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52514D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776F49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc284d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 40, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.183 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7717e',
    500: '#bc284d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc284d;
$custom-light: #d7717e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc284d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52663,
    "c": 0.18297,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC284D

secondary

#75CBB6

accent

#E8BE40

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDEE

border

#D5C8C9

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC284D

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

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