#BC3B56#BC3B56
#BC3B56 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.165 H 12.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC3B56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 59, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 54.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.93, 53.32, 13.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.93, 55.08, 14.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.62% 0.1611 0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.62% 0.165 12.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9849, 14.4944, 10.3370) |
| Luminance | 0.1449 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 2.65
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 4.61
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.65
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.85
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.97
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC3B56 #3BBCA1
analogous
#BC3B96 #BC3B56 #BC603B
triadic
#BC3B56 #56BC3B #3B56BC
tetradic
#BC3B56 #96BC3B #3BBCA1 #603BBC
square
#BC3B56 #96BC3B #3BBCA1 #603BBC
split-complementary
#BC3B56 #3BBC60 #3B96BC
monochromatic
#5F1E2B #8D2C41 #BC3B56 #CF657B #DD94A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.39
#BC3B56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#BC3B56 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC3B56
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC3B56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC3B56 | 1.00 | 5.39 | 3.90 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5A56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7453
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD2146
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc3b56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 59, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.165 12.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67985',
500: '#bc3b56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc3b56; $custom-light: #d67985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc3b56",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 59,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.442,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54619,
"c": 0.16487,
"h": 12.2
},
"luminance": 0.14491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC3B56
secondary
#8AC9BC
accent
#DCBE4C
background
#FDF7F8
surface
#FBEEEF
border
#D4C9CA
text
#150A0B
muted
#837C7C