#BC202F#BC202F

#BC202F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.189 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC202F
RGB	rgb(188, 32, 47)
HSL	hsl(354, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(354, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83%, 75%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.11, 59.76, 32.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.11, 68.20, 28.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.56% 0.1741 0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(51.56% 0.189 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.7713, 11.9332, 3.8458)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC202F #20BCAD

analogous

#BC207D #BC202F #BC5F20

triadic

#BC202F #2FBC20 #202FBC

tetradic

#BC202F #7DBC20 #20BCAD #5F20BC

square

#BC202F #7DBC20 #20BCAD #5F20BC

split-complementary

#BC202F #20BC5F #207DBC

monochromatic

#530E15 #881722 #BC202F #DE3B4B #E7707B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#BC202F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#BC202F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC202F

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC202F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC202F	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534C2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc202f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 32, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.189 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96d67',
    500: '#bc202f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc202f;
$custom-light: #d96d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc202f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.231,
    "s": 70.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51557,
    "c": 0.18905,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC202F

secondary

#6BCDC4

accent

#EEDC3A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC202F

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →