#BC3251#BC3251

#BC3251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.174 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3251
RGB	rgb(188, 50, 81)
HSL	hsl(347, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(347, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, 56.29, 15.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 58.28, 15.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.1699 0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.174 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.3671, 13.5700, 9.1718)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3251 #32BC9D

analogous

#BC3296 #BC3251 #BC5832

triadic

#BC3251 #51BC32 #3251BC

tetradic

#BC3251 #96BC32 #32BC9D #5832BC

square

#BC3251 #96BC32 #32BC9D #5832BC

split-complementary

#BC3251 #32BC58 #3296BC

monochromatic

#5B1827 #8C253C #BC3251 #D35874 #E0899C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#BC3251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#BC3251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3251

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3251	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565551

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A714D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE083F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 50, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.174 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77581',
    500: '#bc3251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3251;
$custom-light: #d77581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.522,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.536,
    "c": 0.17406,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3251

secondary

#80C9B9

accent

#E1BE47

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDEE

border

#D5C8C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3251

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

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