#BC3955#BC3955

#BC3955 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.167 H 12.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3955
RGB	rgb(188, 57, 85)
HSL	hsl(347, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(347, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 54.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 54.02, 14.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 55.81, 14.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.38% 0.1633 0.0353)
OKLCH	oklch(54.38% 0.167 12.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.8440, 14.2767, 10.0927)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3955 #39BCA0

analogous

#BC3996 #BC3955 #BC5F39

triadic

#BC3955 #55BC39 #3955BC

tetradic

#BC3955 #96BC39 #39BCA0 #5F39BC

square

#BC3955 #96BC39 #39BCA0 #5F39BC

split-complementary

#BC3955 #39BC5F #3996BC

monochromatic

#5E1D2B #8D2B40 #BC3955 #D0637A #DE92A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#BC3955 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#BC3955 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3955

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3955	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3955	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595955

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7352

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3955;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 57, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.167 12.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67884',
    500: '#bc3955',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3955;
$custom-light: #d67884;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3955",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.176,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54384,
    "c": 0.16701,
    "h": 12.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3955

secondary

#88C9BB

accent

#DDBE4B

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3955

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

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