#BC3449#BC3449

#BC3449 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.172 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3449
RGB	rgb(188, 52, 73)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.70, 55.02, 20.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.70, 58.61, 20.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% 0.1645 0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.172 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.1720, 13.6317, 7.7131)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3449 #34BCA7

analogous

#BC348D #BC3449 #BC6334

triadic

#BC3449 #49BC34 #3449BC

tetradic

#BC3449 #8DBC34 #34BCA7 #6334BC

square

#BC3449 #8DBC34 #34BCA7 #6334BC

split-complementary

#BC3449 #34BC63 #348DBC

monochromatic

#5C1924 #8C2736 #BC3449 #D25B6E #DF8B98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#BC3449 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#BC3449 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3449

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3449	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3449	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595549

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7245

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE083D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3449;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 52, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.172 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7767b',
    500: '#bc3449',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3449;
$custom-light: #d7767b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3449",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.735,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53613,
    "c": 0.17168,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3449

secondary

#83C9BE

accent

#E0C848

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3449

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

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