#BC3151#BC3151

#BC3151 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.175 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3151
RGB	rgb(188, 49, 81)
HSL	hsl(346, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(346, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 56.63, 14.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 58.57, 14.77°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% 0.171 0.0373)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.175 12.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3248, 13.4854, 9.1577)
Luminance	0.1348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3151 #31BC9C

analogous

#BC3197 #BC3151 #BC5731

triadic

#BC3151 #51BC31 #3151BC

tetradic

#BC3151 #97BC31 #31BC9C #5731BC

square

#BC3151 #97BC31 #31BC9C #5731BC

split-complementary

#BC3151 #31BC57 #3197BC

monochromatic

#5B1827 #8B243C #BC3151 #D35774 #E0889C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#BC3151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#BC3151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3151

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3151	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565551

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#79714D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE043E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 49, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.175 12.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77481',
    500: '#bc3151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3151;
$custom-light: #d77481;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.187,
    "s": 58.65,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53508,
    "c": 0.17506,
    "h": 12.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3151

secondary

#7FCAB8

accent

#E2BE46

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDEE

border

#D5C8C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3151

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

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