#BC203C#BC203C

#BC203C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.188 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC203C
RGB	rgb(188, 32, 60)
HSL	hsl(349, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(349, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83%, 68.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 60.35, 25.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 65.37, 22.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.1789 0.0591)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.188 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.0737, 12.0541, 5.4385)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC203C #20BCA0

analogous

#BC208A #BC203C #BC5220

triadic

#BC203C #3CBC20 #203CBC

tetradic

#BC203C #8ABC20 #20BCA0 #5220BC

square

#BC203C #8ABC20 #20BCA0 #5220BC

split-complementary

#BC203C #20BC52 #208ABC

monochromatic

#530E1B #88172B #BC203C #DE3B59 #E77085

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#BC203C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC203C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC203C

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC203C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC203C	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514D3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc203c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 32, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.188 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96d71',
    500: '#bc203c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc203c;
$custom-light: #d96d71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc203c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.231,
    "s": 70.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51761,
    "c": 0.18843,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC203C

secondary

#6BCDBB

accent

#EECD3A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC203C

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

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