#BC2036#BC2036

#BC2036 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.189 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2036
RGB	rgb(188, 32, 54)
HSL	hsl(352, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(352, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.21, 60.06, 28.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.21, 66.58, 25.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.66% 0.1767 0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(51.66% 0.189 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9240, 11.9942, 4.6501)
Luminance	0.1199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2036 #20BCA6

analogous

#BC2084 #BC2036 #BC5820

triadic

#BC2036 #36BC20 #2036BC

tetradic

#BC2036 #84BC20 #20BCA6 #5820BC

square

#BC2036 #84BC20 #20BCA6 #5820BC

split-complementary

#BC2036 #20BC58 #2084BC

monochromatic

#530E18 #881727 #BC2036 #DE3B52 #E77081

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#BC2036 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BC2036 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2036

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2036	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2036	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2036;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 32, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.189 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96d6d',
    500: '#bc2036',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2036;
$custom-light: #d96d6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2036",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.538,
    "s": 70.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5166,
    "c": 0.18861,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2036

secondary

#6BCDBF

accent

#EED43A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2036

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

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