#BC3973#BC3973

#BC3973 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.174 H 357.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3973
RGB	rgb(188, 57, 115)
HSL	hsl(333, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(333, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 38.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 56.80, -3.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 56.90, 356.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.25% 0.1741 -0.008)
OKLCH	oklch(55.25% 0.174 357.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.2983, 14.8585, 17.7521)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3973 #39BC82

analogous

#BC39B4 #BC3973 #BC4039

triadic

#BC3973 #73BC39 #3973BC

tetradic

#BC3973 #B4BC39 #39BC82 #4039BC

square

#BC3973 #B4BC39 #39BC82 #4039BC

split-complementary

#BC3973 #39BC40 #39B4BC

monochromatic

#5E1D3A #8D2B56 #BC3973 #D06393 #DE92B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BC3973 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BC3973 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3973

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3973	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3973	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525C75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767570

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2B51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3973;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 57, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.174 357.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5799b',
    500: '#bc3973',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3973;
$custom-light: #d5799b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3973",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 333.435,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55251,
    "c": 0.17427,
    "h": 357.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3973

secondary

#88C9AC

accent

#DD9C4B

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FBEEF2

border

#D4C9CC

text

#150A0E

muted

#837C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3973

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

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