#BC384F#BC384F

#BC384F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.168 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC384F
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 79)
HSL	hsl(350, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(350, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 58%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.36, 53.95, 17.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.36, 56.67, 17.83°)
OKLab	oklab(54.14% 0.1621 0.0429)
OKLCH	oklch(54.14% 0.168 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5667, 14.0875, 8.8738)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC384F #38BCA5

analogous

#BC3891 #BC384F #BC6338

triadic

#BC384F #4FBC38 #384FBC

tetradic

#BC384F #91BC38 #38BCA5 #6338BC

square

#BC384F #91BC38 #38BCA5 #6338BC

split-complementary

#BC384F #38BC63 #3891BC

monochromatic

#5E1C27 #8D2A3B #BC384F #D06175 #DE909E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#BC384F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#BC384F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC384F

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC384F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC384F	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)

#5A574F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C734C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc384f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.168 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77880',
    500: '#bc384f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc384f;
$custom-light: #d77880;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc384f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.545,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54142,
    "c": 0.16771,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC384F

secondary

#87C9BD

accent

#DDC44A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC384F

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

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