#BC3856#BC3856

#BC3856 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.168 H 11.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3856
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 86)
HSL	hsl(346, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 54.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.51, 54.48, 13.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.51, 56.07, 13.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% 0.1649 0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.168 11.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.8351, 14.1948, 10.2871)
Luminance	0.1419 (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

#BC3856 #38BC9E

analogous

#BC3898 #BC3856 #BC5C38

triadic

#BC3856 #56BC38 #3856BC

tetradic

#BC3856 #98BC38 #38BC9E #5C38BC

square

#BC3856 #98BC38 #38BC9E #5C38BC

split-complementary

#BC3856 #38BC5C #3898BC

monochromatic

#5E1C2B #8D2A40 #BC3856 #D0617A #DE90A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#BC3856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#BC3856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3856

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3856	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595856

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7353

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1B44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.168 11.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67885',
    500: '#bc3856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3856;
$custom-light: #d67885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.364,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54305,
    "c": 0.16823,
    "h": 11.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3856

secondary

#87C9BA

accent

#DDBC4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090B

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3856

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

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