#BC3873#BC3873

#BC3873 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.175 H 357.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3873
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 115)
HSL	hsl(333, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(333, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 38.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 57.18, -3.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 57.29, 356.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.1753 -0.0085)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.175 357.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.2494, 14.7606, 17.7358)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3873 #38BC81

analogous

#BC38B5 #BC3873 #BC3F38

triadic

#BC3873 #73BC38 #3873BC

tetradic

#BC3873 #B5BC38 #38BC81 #3F38BC

square

#BC3873 #B5BC38 #38BC81 #3F38BC

split-complementary

#BC3873 #38BC3F #38B5BC

monochromatic

#5E1C39 #8D2A56 #BC3873 #D06193 #DE90B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#BC3873 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BC3873 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3873

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3873	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3873	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515B75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767470

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2A51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3873;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.175 357.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5799b',
    500: '#bc3873',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3873;
$custom-light: #d5799b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3873",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 333.182,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55151,
    "c": 0.17548,
    "h": 357.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3873

secondary

#87C9AB

accent

#DD9C4A

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FBEEF2

border

#D4C9CC

text

#150A0E

muted

#837C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3873

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

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