#BC2138#BC2138

#BC2138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.188 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2138
RGB	rgb(188, 33, 56)
HSL	hsl(351, 70%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(351, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.4%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.32, 59.91, 27.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.32, 65.97, 24.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.1766 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.188 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9993, 12.0681, 4.9116)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2138 #21BCA5

analogous

#BC2185 #BC2138 #BC5721

triadic

#BC2138 #38BC21 #2138BC

tetradic

#BC2138 #85BC21 #21BCA5 #5721BC

square

#BC2138 #85BC21 #21BCA5 #5721BC

split-complementary

#BC2138 #21BC57 #2185BC

monochromatic

#540F19 #881828 #BC2138 #DD3D55 #E67183

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BC2138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC2138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2138

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2138	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524D38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 33, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.188 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e6e',
    500: '#bc2138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2138;
$custom-light: #d96e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.097,
    "s": 70.136,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51756,
    "c": 0.18786,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2138

secondary

#6CCDBE

accent

#EDD33B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2138

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

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