#BC3B4D#BC3B4D
#BC3B4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.164 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3B4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 59, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 59%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.74, 52.64, 19.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.74, 56.00, 19.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.42% 0.1576 0.0469) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.42% 0.164 16.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6448, 14.3584, 8.5461) |
| Luminance | 0.1436 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.08
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.44
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.68
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.80
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.85
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3B4D #3BBCAA
analogous
#BC3B8D #BC3B4D #BC693B
triadic
#BC3B4D #4DBC3B #3B4DBC
tetradic
#BC3B4D #8DBC3B #3BBCAA #693BBC
square
#BC3B4D #8DBC3B #3BBCAA #693BBC
split-complementary
#BC3B4D #3BBC69 #3B8DBC
monochromatic
#5F1E27 #8D2C3A #BC3B4D #CF6574 #DD949E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#BC3B4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#BC3B4D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3B4D
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3B4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3B4D | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.87 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C594D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D744A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE1D42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3b4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 59, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.164 16.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7797e',
500: '#bc3b4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3b4d; $custom-light: #d7797e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3b4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 59,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.628,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54415,
"c": 0.16443,
"h": 16.6
},
"luminance": 0.14355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3B4D
secondary
#8AC9C0
accent
#DCC84C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A0A
muted
#847C7C