#BC384C#BC384C

#BC384C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.168 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC384C
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 76)
HSL	hsl(351, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(351, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 59.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.30, 53.74, 19.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.30, 57.04, 19.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% 0.1609 0.0469)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.168 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.4600, 14.0448, 8.3117)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC384C #38BCA8

analogous

#BC388E #BC384C #BC6638

triadic

#BC384C #4CBC38 #384CBC

tetradic

#BC384C #8EBC38 #38BCA8 #6638BC

square

#BC384C #8EBC38 #38BCA8 #6638BC

split-complementary

#BC384C #38BC66 #388EBC

monochromatic

#5E1C26 #8D2A39 #BC384C #D06172 #DE909C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#BC384C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#BC384C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC384C

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC384C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC384C	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A574C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7349

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc384c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.168 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7787d',
    500: '#bc384c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc384c;
$custom-light: #d7787d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc384c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.909,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54076,
    "c": 0.16762,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC384C

secondary

#87C9BF

accent

#DDC74A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC384C

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

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