#BC2222#BC2222

#BC2222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.189 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2222
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 81.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.14, 58.83, 40.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.14, 71.32, 34.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.1684 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.189 27)
XYZ	xyz(21.6025, 11.9545, 2.6831)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2222 #22BCBC

analogous

#BC226F #BC2222 #BC6F22

triadic

#BC2222 #22BC22 #2222BC

tetradic

#BC2222 #6FBC22 #22BCBC #6F22BC

square

#BC2222 #6FBC22 #22BCBC #6F22BC

split-complementary

#BC2222 #22BC6F #226FBC

monochromatic

#540F0F #881919 #BC2222 #DC3F3F #E67373

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#BC2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#BC2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2222

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2222	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.189 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e5e',
    500: '#bc2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2222;
$custom-light: #da6e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51537,
    "c": 0.18904,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.11951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2222

secondary

#6DCDCD

accent

#ECEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2222

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

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