#BC3756#BC3756

#BC3756 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.169 H 11.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3756
RGB	rgb(188, 55, 86)
HSL	hsl(346, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 54.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.37, 54.86, 13.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.37, 56.39, 13.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.1661 0.033)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.169 11.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.7871, 14.0989, 10.2711)
Luminance	0.1410 (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

#BC3756 #37BC9D

analogous

#BC3799 #BC3756 #BC5A37

triadic

#BC3756 #56BC37 #3756BC

tetradic

#BC3756 #99BC37 #37BC9D #5A37BC

square

#BC3756 #99BC37 #37BC9D #5A37BC

split-complementary

#BC3756 #37BC5A #3799BC

monochromatic

#5D1B2B #8D2940 #BC3756 #D0607A #DE8FA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#BC3756 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#BC3756 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3756

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3756	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3756	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)

#585856

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7353

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1944

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3756;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 55, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.169 11.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67785',
    500: '#bc3756',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3756;
$custom-light: #d67785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3756",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.015,
    "s": 54.733,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54204,
    "c": 0.16931,
    "h": 11.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3756

secondary

#86C9B9

accent

#DEBB4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090B

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3756

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

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