#BC3549#BC3549

#BC3549 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.171 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3549
RGB	rgb(188, 53, 73)
HSL	hsl(351, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.83, 54.66, 20.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.83, 58.33, 20.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% 0.1633 0.0495)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.171 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.2171, 13.7219, 7.7281)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3549 #35BCA8

analogous

#BC358D #BC3549 #BC6435

triadic

#BC3549 #49BC35 #3549BC

tetradic

#BC3549 #8DBC35 #35BCA8 #6435BC

square

#BC3549 #8DBC35 #35BCA8 #6435BC

split-complementary

#BC3549 #35BC64 #358DBC

monochromatic

#5D1A24 #8C2836 #BC3549 #D15D6E #DF8D99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#BC3549 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#BC3549 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3549

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3549	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3549	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595649

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7245

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0C3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3549;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 53, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.171 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7767b',
    500: '#bc3549',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3549;
$custom-light: #d7767b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3549",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.111,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53711,
    "c": 0.17068,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3549

secondary

#84C9BF

accent

#DFC948

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3549

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

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