#BC2139#BC2139

#BC2139 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.188 H 19.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2139
RGB	rgb(188, 33, 57)
HSL	hsl(351, 70%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(351, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.4%, 69.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, 59.95, 27.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 65.77, 24.28°)
OKLab	oklab(51.77% 0.177 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(51.77% 0.188 19.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0240, 12.0780, 5.0417)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2139 #21BCA4

analogous

#BC2186 #BC2139 #BC5721

triadic

#BC2139 #39BC21 #2139BC

tetradic

#BC2139 #86BC21 #21BCA4 #5721BC

square

#BC2139 #86BC21 #21BCA4 #5721BC

split-complementary

#BC2139 #21BC57 #2186BC

monochromatic

#540F19 #881829 #BC2139 #DD3D56 #E67183

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BC2139 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC2139 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2139

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2139	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2139	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)

#524D39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2139;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 33, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.188 19.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e6f',
    500: '#bc2139',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2139;
$custom-light: #d96e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2139",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.71,
    "s": 70.136,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51773,
    "c": 0.18783,
    "h": 19.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2139

secondary

#6CCDBE

accent

#EDD13B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2139

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

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