#BC3755#BC3755

#BC3755 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.169 H 11.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3755
RGB	rgb(188, 55, 85)
HSL	hsl(346, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 54.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.35, 54.78, 13.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.35, 56.45, 13.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.1657 0.0344)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.169 11.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.7471, 14.0829, 10.0604)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3755 #37BC9E

analogous

#BC3798 #BC3755 #BC5B37

triadic

#BC3755 #55BC37 #3755BC

tetradic

#BC3755 #98BC37 #37BC9E #5B37BC

square

#BC3755 #98BC37 #37BC9E #5B37BC

split-complementary

#BC3755 #37BC5B #3798BC

monochromatic

#5D1B2A #8D2940 #BC3755 #D06079 #DE8FA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#BC3755 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#BC3755 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3755

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3755	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3755	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585855

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7352

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1943

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3755;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 55, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.169 11.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67784',
    500: '#bc3755',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3755;
$custom-light: #d67784;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3755",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.466,
    "s": 54.733,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54179,
    "c": 0.16921,
    "h": 11.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3755

secondary

#86C9BA

accent

#DEBD4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3755

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

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