#BC3651#BC3651

#BC3651 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.170 H 13.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3651
RGB	rgb(188, 54, 81)
HSL	hsl(348, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(348, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 56.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, 54.85, 15.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 57.08, 16.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.99% 0.1653 0.0394)
OKLCH	oklch(53.99% 0.17 13.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5456, 13.9271, 9.2313)
Luminance	0.1392 (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

#BC3651 #36BCA1

analogous

#BC3694 #BC3651 #BC5E36

triadic

#BC3651 #51BC36 #3651BC

tetradic

#BC3651 #94BC36 #36BCA1 #5E36BC

square

#BC3651 #94BC36 #36BCA1 #5E36BC

split-complementary

#BC3651 #36BC5E #3694BC

monochromatic

#5D1B28 #8C283D #BC3651 #D15E75 #DF8E9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#BC3651 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#BC3651 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3651

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3651	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3651	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585751

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B724E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1441

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3651;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 54, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.170 13.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77781',
    500: '#bc3651',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3651;
$custom-light: #d77781;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3651",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.91,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53985,
    "c": 0.16993,
    "h": 13.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3651

secondary

#85C9BB

accent

#DFC149

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3651

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

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