#BC3347#BC3347

#BC3347 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.173 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3347
RGB	rgb(188, 51, 71)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(351, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 62.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, 55.25, 21.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 59.18, 20.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.48% 0.1649 0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(53.48% 0.173 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0626, 13.5173, 7.3547)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3347 #33BCA8

analogous

#BC338C #BC3347 #BC6433

triadic

#BC3347 #47BC33 #3347BC

tetradic

#BC3347 #8CBC33 #33BCA8 #6433BC

square

#BC3347 #8CBC33 #33BCA8 #6433BC

split-complementary

#BC3347 #33BC64 #338CBC

monochromatic

#5C1923 #8C2635 #BC3347 #D25A6C #DF8A97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#BC3347 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#BC3347 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3347

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3347	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3347	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585547

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7143

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE023B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3347;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 51, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.173 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7757a',
    500: '#bc3347',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3347;
$custom-light: #d7757a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3347",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.241,
    "s": 57.322,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53476,
    "c": 0.17266,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3347

secondary

#81C9BF

accent

#E1CA47

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3347

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

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