#BC3448#BC3448

#BC3448 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.172 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3448
RGB	rgb(188, 52, 72)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 61.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.68, 54.96, 20.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.68, 58.75, 20.70°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% 0.1641 0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.172 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.1391, 13.6186, 7.5399)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3448 #34BCA8

analogous

#BC348C #BC3448 #BC6434

triadic

#BC3448 #48BC34 #3448BC

tetradic

#BC3448 #8CBC34 #34BCA8 #6434BC

square

#BC3448 #8CBC34 #34BCA8 #6434BC

split-complementary

#BC3448 #34BC64 #348CBC

monochromatic

#5C1923 #8C2736 #BC3448 #D25B6D #DF8B98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#BC3448 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#BC3448 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3448

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3448	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3448	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595548

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7244

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE073C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3448;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 52, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.172 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7767a',
    500: '#bc3448',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3448;
$custom-light: #d7767a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3448",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.176,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53593,
    "c": 0.17168,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3448

secondary

#83C9BF

accent

#E0CA48

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3448

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

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