#BC2131#BC2131

#BC2131 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.188 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2131
RGB	rgb(188, 33, 49)
HSL	hsl(354, 70%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(354, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.4%, 73.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.22, 59.60, 31.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.22, 67.54, 28.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1741 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.188 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8399, 12.0043, 4.0723)
Luminance	0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2131 #21BCAC

analogous

#BC217F #BC2131 #BC5E21

triadic

#BC2131 #31BC21 #2131BC

tetradic

#BC2131 #7FBC21 #21BCAC #5E21BC

square

#BC2131 #7FBC21 #21BCAC #5E21BC

split-complementary

#BC2131 #21BC5E #217FBC

monochromatic

#540F16 #881823 #BC2131 #DD3D4E #E6717D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#BC2131 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BC2131 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2131

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2131	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2131	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)

#534C30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2131;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 33, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.188 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e69',
    500: '#bc2131',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2131;
$custom-light: #d96e69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2131",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.806,
    "s": 70.136,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51649,
    "c": 0.18826,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2131

secondary

#6CCDC3

accent

#EDDB3B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2131

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

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