#BC1208#BC1208

#BC1208 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.199 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC1208
RGB	rgb(188, 18, 8)
HSL	hsl(3, 92%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(3, 96%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 90.4%, 95.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, 61.66, 50.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 79.91, 39.50°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.1734 0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.199 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.0020, 11.1451, 1.2751)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC1208 #08B2BC

analogous

#BC0858 #BC1208 #BC6C08

triadic

#BC1208 #08BC12 #1208BC

tetradic

#BC1208 #58BC08 #08B2BC #6C08BC

square

#BC1208 #58BC08 #08B2BC #6C08BC

split-complementary

#BC1208 #08BC6C #0858BC

monochromatic

#470703 #810C06 #BC1208 #F5190D #F75147

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#BC1208 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#BC1208 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC1208

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC1208	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC1208	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514701

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786A00

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00015

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc1208;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 18, 8);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.199 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc694f',
    500: '#bc1208',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc1208;
$custom-light: #dc694f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc1208",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 8
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.333,
    "s": 91.837,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50509,
    "c": 0.19932,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC1208

secondary

#48CFD7

accent

#F3FF29

background

#FFF6F4

surface

#FEECE7

border

#D6C7C3

text

#170702

muted

#857A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC1208

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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