#BC3978#BC3978

#BC3978 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.176 H 355.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC3978
RGBrgb(188, 57, 120)
HSLhsl(331, 53%, 48%)
HSVhsv(331, 70%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69.7%, 36.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(45.60, 57.35, -6.15)
CIE-LCHlch(45.60, 57.68, 353.88°)
OKLaboklab(55.42% 0.1756 -0.0155)
OKLCHoklch(55.42% 0.176 355)
XYZxyz(25.5939, 14.9767, 19.3086)
Luminance0.1497 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familypink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC3978 #39BC7D
analogous
#BC39B9 #BC3978 #BC3C39
triadic
#BC3978 #78BC39 #3978BC
tetradic
#BC3978 #B9BC39 #39BC7D #3C39BC
square
#BC3978 #B9BC39 #39BC7D #3C39BC
split-complementary
#BC3978 #39BC3C #39B9BC
monochromatic
#5E1D3C #8D2B5A #BC3978 #D06397 #DE92B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26
#BC3978 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99
#BC3978 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3978
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC3978#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC39781.005.263.995.26
#FFFFFF5.261.0021.001.00
#0000003.9921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.261.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#505D7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#757575
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB2D54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc3978;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 57, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.176 355.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5799e',
    500: '#bc3978',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc3978;
$custom-light: #d5799e;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc3978",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 331.145,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55424,
    "c": 0.17631,
    "h": 355
  },
  "luminance": 0.14974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC3978
secondary
#88C9AA
accent
#DD974B
background
#FDF7F9
surface
#FBEEF2
border
#D4C9CC
text
#150A0E
muted
#837C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3978

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#BC3978 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva