#BC221C#BC221C

#BC221C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.190 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC221C
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 28)
HSL	hsl(2, 74%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(2, 85%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 85.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, 58.67, 43.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 72.99, 36.50°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% 0.1668 0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.19 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.5234, 11.9228, 2.2665)
Luminance	0.1192 (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

#BC221C #1CB6BC

analogous

#BC1C66 #BC221C #BC721C

triadic

#BC221C #1CBC22 #221CBC

tetradic

#BC221C #66BC1C #1CB6BC #721CBC

square

#BC221C #66BC1C #1CB6BC #721CBC

split-complementary

#BC221C #1CBC72 #1C66BC

monochromatic

#510F0C #871814 #BC221C #E13B34 #E96E6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#BC221C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#BC221C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC221C

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC221C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC221C	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554B19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D12

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc221c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.190 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6d5a',
    500: '#bc221c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc221c;
$custom-light: #db6d5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc221c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.25,
    "s": 74.074,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51483,
    "c": 0.18971,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC221C

secondary

#65CACE

accent

#EAF137

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC221C

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

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