#BC384B#BC384B

#BC384B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.168 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC384B
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 75)
HSL	hsl(351, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(351, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 60.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.28, 53.67, 19.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.28, 57.18, 20.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% 0.1605 0.0482)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.168 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.4255, 14.0310, 8.1300)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC384B #38BCA9

analogous

#BC388D #BC384B #BC6738

triadic

#BC384B #4BBC38 #384BBC

tetradic

#BC384B #8DBC38 #38BCA9 #6738BC

square

#BC384B #8DBC38 #38BCA9 #6738BC

split-complementary

#BC384B #38BC67 #388DBC

monochromatic

#5E1C25 #8D2A38 #BC384B #D06171 #DE909C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#BC384B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#BC384B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC384B

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC384B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC384B	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B574B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7348

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc384b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.168 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7787d',
    500: '#bc384b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc384b;
$custom-light: #d7787d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc384b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.364,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54055,
    "c": 0.16761,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC384B

secondary

#87C9BF

accent

#DDC84A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC384B

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

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