#BC3B4B#BC3B4B
#BC3B4B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.164 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3B4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 59, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 60.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.70, 52.50, 20.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.70, 56.28, 21.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.37% 0.1568 0.0495) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.37% 0.164 17.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5753, 14.3306, 8.1799) |
| Luminance | 0.1433 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.76
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.26
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.57
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.98
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 5.04
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3B4B #3BBCAC
analogous
#BC3B8B #BC3B4B #BC6B3B
triadic
#BC3B4B #4BBC3B #3B4BBC
tetradic
#BC3B4B #8BBC3B #3BBCAC #6B3BBC
square
#BC3B4B #8BBC3B #3BBCAC #6B3BBC
split-complementary
#BC3B4B #3BBC6B #3B8BBC
monochromatic
#5F1E26 #8D2C38 #BC3B4B #CF6572 #DD949D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.43
#BC3B4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#BC3B4B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3B4B
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3B4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3B4B | 1.00 | 5.43 | 3.87 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C594B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7448
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE1C42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3b4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 59, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.164 17.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7797d',
500: '#bc3b4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3b4b; $custom-light: #d7797d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3b4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 59,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.558,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54373,
"c": 0.16442,
"h": 17.5
},
"luminance": 0.14327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3B4B
secondary
#8AC9C1
accent
#DCCA4C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B