#BC212F#BC212F

#BC212F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.188 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC212F
RGB	rgb(188, 33, 47)
HSL	hsl(355, 70%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.4%, 75%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.20, 59.52, 32.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.20, 68.03, 28.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.1734 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.188 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7986, 11.9878, 3.8549)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC212F #21BCAE

analogous

#BC217C #BC212F #BC6121

triadic

#BC212F #2FBC21 #212FBC

tetradic

#BC212F #7CBC21 #21BCAE #6121BC

square

#BC212F #7CBC21 #21BCAE #6121BC

split-complementary

#BC212F #21BC61 #217CBC

monochromatic

#540F15 #881822 #BC212F #DD3D4C #E6717C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#BC212F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BC212F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC212F

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC212F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC212F	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)

#534C2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc212f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 33, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.188 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96d67',
    500: '#bc212f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc212f;
$custom-light: #d96d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc212f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.581,
    "s": 70.136,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51621,
    "c": 0.18842,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC212F

secondary

#6CCDC4

accent

#EDDD3B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC212F

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

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