#BC3253#BC3253

#BC3253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.174 H 11.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3253
RGB	rgb(188, 50, 83)
HSL	hsl(346, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(346, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 55.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, 56.44, 13.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 58.13, 13.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.1707 0.035)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.174 11.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.4432, 13.6004, 9.5726)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3253 #32BC9B

analogous

#BC3298 #BC3253 #BC5632

triadic

#BC3253 #53BC32 #3253BC

tetradic

#BC3253 #98BC32 #32BC9B #5632BC

square

#BC3253 #98BC32 #32BC9B #5632BC

split-complementary

#BC3253 #32BC56 #3298BC

monochromatic

#5B1828 #8C253E #BC3253 #D35876 #E0899E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#BC3253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#BC3253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3253

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3253	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)

#565553

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797150

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 50, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.174 11.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77583',
    500: '#bc3253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3253;
$custom-light: #d77583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.652,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53647,
    "c": 0.17425,
    "h": 11.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3253

secondary

#80C9B8

accent

#E1BC47

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDEE

border

#D5C8C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3253

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

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