#BC213B#BC213B

#BC213B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.188 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC213B
RGB	rgb(188, 33, 59)
HSL	hsl(350, 70%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(350, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.4%, 68.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.37, 60.05, 25.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.37, 65.38, 23.29°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.1778 0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.188 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0748, 12.0983, 5.3097)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC213B #21BCA2

analogous

#BC2189 #BC213B #BC5421

triadic

#BC213B #3BBC21 #213BBC

tetradic

#BC213B #89BC21 #21BCA2 #5421BC

square

#BC213B #89BC21 #21BCA2 #5421BC

split-complementary

#BC213B #21BC54 #2189BC

monochromatic

#540F1A #88182B #BC213B #DD3D58 #E67185

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#BC213B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BC213B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC213B

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC213B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC213B	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524D3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc213b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 33, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.188 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e70',
    500: '#bc213b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc213b;
$custom-light: #d96e70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc213b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.935,
    "s": 70.136,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51807,
    "c": 0.18777,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC213B

secondary

#6CCDBD

accent

#EDCF3B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC213B

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

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