#BC3855#BC3855

#BC3855 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.168 H 11.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3855
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 85)
HSL	hsl(347, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(347, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 54.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.49, 54.40, 13.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.49, 56.13, 14.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% 0.1645 0.0348)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.168 11.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.7951, 14.1788, 10.0764)
Luminance	0.1418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3855 #38BC9F

analogous

#BC3897 #BC3855 #BC5D38

triadic

#BC3855 #55BC38 #3855BC

tetradic

#BC3855 #97BC38 #38BC9F #5D38BC

square

#BC3855 #97BC38 #38BC9F #5D38BC

split-complementary

#BC3855 #38BC5D #3897BC

monochromatic

#5E1C2A #8D2A40 #BC3855 #D0617A #DE90A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BC3855 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#BC3855 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3855

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3855	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3855	1.00	5.48	3.84	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595855

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7352

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1B44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3855;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.168 11.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67884',
    500: '#bc3855',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3855;
$custom-light: #d67884;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3855",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.818,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54281,
    "c": 0.16812,
    "h": 11.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3855

secondary

#87C9BA

accent

#DDBD4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3855

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

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