#BC212E#BC212E

#BC212E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.189 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC212E
RGB	rgb(188, 33, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 70%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.4%, 75.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.18, 59.48, 33.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.18, 68.28, 29.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% 0.173 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.189 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.7787, 11.9799, 3.7499)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC212E #21BCAF

analogous

#BC217B #BC212E #BC6121

triadic

#BC212E #2EBC21 #212EBC

tetradic

#BC212E #7BBC21 #21BCAF #6121BC

square

#BC212E #7BBC21 #21BCAF #6121BC

split-complementary

#BC212E #21BC61 #217BBC

monochromatic

#540F15 #881821 #BC212E #DD3D4B #E6717B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#BC212E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BC212E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC212E

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC212E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC212E	1.00	6.19	3.40	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc212e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 33, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.189 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6d67',
    500: '#bc212e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc212e;
$custom-light: #da6d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc212e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.968,
    "s": 70.136,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51608,
    "c": 0.1885,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC212E

secondary

#6CCDC5

accent

#EDDE3B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC212E

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

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