#BC3858#BC3858

#BC3858 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.168 H 10.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3858
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 88)
HSL	hsl(345, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(345, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 53.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.56, 54.64, 12.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.56, 55.96, 12.45°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% 0.1656 0.0307)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.168 10.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.9168, 14.2275, 10.7174)
Luminance	0.1422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3858 #38BC9C

analogous

#BC389A #BC3858 #BC5A38

triadic

#BC3858 #58BC38 #3858BC

tetradic

#BC3858 #9ABC38 #38BC9C #5A38BC

square

#BC3858 #9ABC38 #38BC9C #5A38BC

split-complementary

#BC3858 #38BC5A #389ABC

monochromatic

#5E1C2C #8D2A42 #BC3858 #D0617C #DE90A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#BC3858 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#BC3858 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3858

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3858	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3858	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585859

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7355

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1C45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3858;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.168 10.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67886',
    500: '#bc3858',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3858;
$custom-light: #d67886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3858",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.455,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54355,
    "c": 0.16845,
    "h": 10.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3858

secondary

#87C9B9

accent

#DDBA4A

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#15090B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3858

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

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