#BC3451#BC3451

#BC3451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.172 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3451
RGB	rgb(188, 52, 81)
HSL	hsl(347, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(347, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, 55.58, 15.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 57.69, 15.53°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% 0.1677 0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.172 12.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.4545, 13.7447, 9.2009)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3451 #34BC9F

analogous

#BC3495 #BC3451 #BC5B34

triadic

#BC3451 #51BC34 #3451BC

tetradic

#BC3451 #95BC34 #34BC9F #5B34BC

square

#BC3451 #95BC34 #34BC9F #5B34BC

split-complementary

#BC3451 #34BC5B #3495BC

monochromatic

#5C1928 #8C273C #BC3451 #D25B75 #DF8B9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#BC3451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#BC3451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3451

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3451	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575651

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A724E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0F40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 52, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.172 12.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77681',
    500: '#bc3451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3451;
$custom-light: #d77681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.206,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53789,
    "c": 0.17203,
    "h": 12.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3451

secondary

#83C9BA

accent

#E0C048

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3451

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

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