#BC3555#BC3555

#BC3555 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.171 H 11.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3555
RGB	rgb(188, 53, 85)
HSL	hsl(346, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(346, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 54.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, 55.52, 13.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 57.08, 13.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.98% 0.1681 0.0335)
OKLCH	oklch(53.98% 0.171 11.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6540, 13.8967, 10.0293)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3555 #35BC9C

analogous

#BC3599 #BC3555 #BC5935

triadic

#BC3555 #55BC35 #3555BC

tetradic

#BC3555 #99BC35 #35BC9C #5935BC

square

#BC3555 #99BC35 #35BC9C #5935BC

split-complementary

#BC3555 #35BC59 #3599BC

monochromatic

#5D1A2A #8C283F #BC3555 #D15D78 #DF8DA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#BC3555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#BC3555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3555

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3555	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575755

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7252

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1442

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 53, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.171 11.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67684',
    500: '#bc3555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3555;
$custom-light: #d67684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.778,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53981,
    "c": 0.17136,
    "h": 11.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3555

secondary

#84C9B9

accent

#DFBC48

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3555

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

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