#BC3956#BC3956

#BC3956 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.167 H 11.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3956
RGB	rgb(188, 57, 86)
HSL	hsl(347, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(347, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 54.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 54.10, 13.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 55.74, 13.94°)
OKLab	oklab(54.41% 0.1636 0.0339)
OKLCH	oklch(54.41% 0.167 11.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.8840, 14.2927, 10.3034)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3956 #39BC9F

analogous

#BC3997 #BC3956 #BC5E39

triadic

#BC3956 #56BC39 #3956BC

tetradic

#BC3956 #97BC39 #39BC9F #5E39BC

square

#BC3956 #97BC39 #39BC9F #5E39BC

split-complementary

#BC3956 #39BC5E #3997BC

monochromatic

#5E1D2B #8D2B41 #BC3956 #D0637B #DE92A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#BC3956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#BC3956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3956

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3956	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595956

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7353

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1D45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 57, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.167 11.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67885',
    500: '#bc3956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3956;
$custom-light: #d67885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.718,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54408,
    "c": 0.16711,
    "h": 11.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3956

secondary

#88C9BA

accent

#DDBD4B

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3956

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

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