#BC222C#BC222C

#BC222C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.188 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC222C
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.25, 59.15, 34.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.25, 68.61, 30.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1715 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.188 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7683, 12.0208, 3.5565)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC222C #22BCB2

analogous

#BC2279 #BC222C #BC6522

triadic

#BC222C #2CBC22 #222CBC

tetradic

#BC222C #79BC22 #22BCB2 #6522BC

square

#BC222C #79BC22 #22BCB2 #6522BC

split-complementary

#BC222C #22BC65 #2279BC

monochromatic

#540F14 #881920 #BC222C #DC3F49 #E6737A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#BC222C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BC222C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC222C

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC222C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC222C	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc222c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.188 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e65',
    500: '#bc222c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc222c;
$custom-light: #da6e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc222c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.104,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51648,
    "c": 0.18803,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC222C

secondary

#6DCDC6

accent

#ECE13C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC222C

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

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