#BC3946#BC3946

#BC3946 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.167 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3946
RGB	rgb(188, 57, 70)
HSL	hsl(354, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(354, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 62.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.32, 52.96, 22.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.32, 57.67, 23.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% 0.1573 0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.167 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3100, 14.0631, 7.2802)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3946 #39BCAF

analogous

#BC3987 #BC3946 #BC6E39

triadic

#BC3946 #46BC39 #3946BC

tetradic

#BC3946 #87BC39 #39BCAF #6E39BC

square

#BC3946 #87BC39 #39BCAF #6E39BC

split-complementary

#BC3946 #39BC6E #3987BC

monochromatic

#5E1D23 #8D2B35 #BC3946 #D0636D #DE9299

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#BC3946 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#BC3946 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3946

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3946	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3946	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5746

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7342

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE153F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3946;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 57, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.167 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77879',
    500: '#bc3946',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3946;
$custom-light: #d77879;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3946",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.046,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54059,
    "c": 0.16666,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3946

secondary

#88C9C2

accent

#DDCE4B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3946

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

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