#BC3252#BC3252

#BC3252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.174 H 12.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3252
RGB	rgb(188, 50, 82)
HSL	hsl(346, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(346, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 56.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 56.36, 14.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 58.20, 14.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% 0.1703 0.0363)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.174 12)
XYZ	xyz(23.4049, 13.5851, 9.3708)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3252 #32BC9C

analogous

#BC3297 #BC3252 #BC5732

triadic

#BC3252 #52BC32 #3252BC

tetradic

#BC3252 #97BC32 #32BC9C #5732BC

square

#BC3252 #97BC32 #32BC9C #5732BC

split-complementary

#BC3252 #32BC57 #3297BC

monochromatic

#5B1828 #8C253D #BC3252 #D35875 #E0899D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#BC3252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#BC3252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3252

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3252	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565552

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A714E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE093F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 50, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.174 12.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77582',
    500: '#bc3252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3252;
$custom-light: #d77582;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.087,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53623,
    "c": 0.17415,
    "h": 12
  },
  "luminance": 0.13582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3252

secondary

#80C9B9

accent

#E1BD47

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDEE

border

#D5C8C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3252

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

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