#BC3A47#BC3A47
#BC3A47 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.166 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3A47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 58, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 62.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.48, 52.63, 22.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.48, 57.21, 23.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.19% 0.1565 0.0541) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.19% 0.166 19.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3918, 14.1757, 7.4645) |
| Luminance | 0.1417 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.67
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.51
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.57
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.86
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.30
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3A47 #3ABCAF
analogous
#BC3A88 #BC3A47 #BC6E3A
triadic
#BC3A47 #47BC3A #3A47BC
tetradic
#BC3A47 #88BC3A #3ABCAF #6E3ABC
square
#BC3A47 #88BC3A #3ABCAF #6E3ABC
split-complementary
#BC3A47 #3ABC6E #3A88BC
monochromatic
#5E1D24 #8D2C35 #BC3A47 #CF646F #DE939A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.48
#BC3A47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.83
#BC3A47 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3A47
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3A47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3A47 | 1.00 | 5.48 | 3.83 | 5.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5847
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7343
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE1840
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3a47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 58, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.166 19.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7787a',
500: '#bc3a47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3a47; $custom-light: #d7787a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3a47",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 58,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54185,
"c": 0.16558,
"h": 19.1
},
"luminance": 0.14172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3A47
secondary
#89C9C2
accent
#DCCE4C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B