#BC3249#BC3249
#BC3249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.174 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3249 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 50, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 58%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 73%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 61.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.44, 55.74, 19.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.44, 59.16, 19.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.42% 0.1668 0.0483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.42% 0.174 16.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0846, 13.4570, 7.6839) |
| Luminance | 0.1345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.69
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.86
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.07
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.38
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.50
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3249 #32BCA5
analogous
#BC328E #BC3249 #BC6032
triadic
#BC3249 #49BC32 #3249BC
tetradic
#BC3249 #8EBC32 #32BCA5 #6032BC
square
#BC3249 #8EBC32 #32BCA5 #6032BC
split-complementary
#BC3249 #32BC60 #328EBC
monochromatic
#5B1823 #8C2536 #BC3249 #D3586D #E08997
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.69
#BC3249 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#BC3249 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3249
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3249 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3249 | 1.00 | 5.69 | 3.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#585449
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7145
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE003C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3249; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 50, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.174 16.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7757b',
500: '#bc3249',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3249; $custom-light: #d7757b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3249",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 50,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53423,
"c": 0.17364,
"h": 16.2
},
"luminance": 0.13454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3249
secondary
#80C9BD
accent
#E1C747
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEDED
border
#D5C8C8
text
#160909
muted
#847B7B