#BC2039#BC2039

#BC2039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.189 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2039
RGB	rgb(188, 32, 57)
HSL	hsl(350, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(350, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83%, 69.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.25, 60.20, 26.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.25, 65.95, 24.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% 0.1778 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.189 19.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9966, 12.0233, 5.0326)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2039 #20BCA3

analogous

#BC2087 #BC2039 #BC5520

triadic

#BC2039 #39BC20 #2039BC

tetradic

#BC2039 #87BC20 #20BCA3 #5520BC

square

#BC2039 #87BC20 #20BCA3 #5520BC

split-complementary

#BC2039 #20BC55 #2087BC

monochromatic

#530E19 #881729 #BC2039 #DE3B55 #E77083

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#BC2039 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BC2039 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2039

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2039	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2039	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2039;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 32, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.189 19.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96d6f',
    500: '#bc2039',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2039;
$custom-light: #d96d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2039",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.385,
    "s": 70.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51709,
    "c": 0.1885,
    "h": 19.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2039

secondary

#6BCDBD

accent

#EED13A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2039

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

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