#BC3853#BC3853

#BC3853 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.168 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3853
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 83)
HSL	hsl(348, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(348, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 55.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.44, 54.25, 15.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.44, 56.28, 15.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.1637 0.0375)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.168 12.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.7167, 14.1475, 9.6638)
Luminance	0.1414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3853 #38BCA1

analogous

#BC3895 #BC3853 #BC5F38

triadic

#BC3853 #53BC38 #3853BC

tetradic

#BC3853 #95BC38 #38BCA1 #5F38BC

square

#BC3853 #95BC38 #38BCA1 #5F38BC

split-complementary

#BC3853 #38BC5F #3895BC

monochromatic

#5E1C29 #8D2A3E #BC3853 #D06178 #DE90A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BC3853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BC3853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3853

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3853	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595853

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7350

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1A43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.168 12.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67883',
    500: '#bc3853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3853;
$custom-light: #d67883;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.727,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54233,
    "c": 0.16794,
    "h": 12.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3853

secondary

#87C9BB

accent

#DDBF4A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3853

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

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