#BC384A#BC384A

#BC384A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.168 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC384A
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 74)
HSL	hsl(352, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(352, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 60.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 53.60, 20.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 57.32, 20.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.04% 0.1601 0.0495)
OKLCH	oklch(54.04% 0.168 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.3916, 14.0174, 7.9511)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC384A #38BCAA

analogous

#BC388C #BC384A #BC6838

triadic

#BC384A #4ABC38 #384ABC

tetradic

#BC384A #8CBC38 #38BCAA #6838BC

square

#BC384A #8CBC38 #38BCAA #6838BC

split-complementary

#BC384A #38BC68 #388CBC

monochromatic

#5E1C25 #8D2A37 #BC384A #D06170 #DE909B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#BC384A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#BC384A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC384A

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC384A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC384A	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B574A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7346

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1540

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc384a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.168 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7787c',
    500: '#bc384a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc384a;
$custom-light: #d7787c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc384a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.818,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54035,
    "c": 0.16761,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC384A

secondary

#87C9C0

accent

#DDC94A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC384A

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

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