#BC222E#BC222E

#BC222E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.188 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC222E
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(355, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 75.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 59.22, 33.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 68.10, 29.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% 0.1722 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.188 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8068, 12.0362, 3.7593)
Luminance	0.1203 (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

#BC222E #22BCB0

analogous

#BC227B #BC222E #BC6322

triadic

#BC222E #2EBC22 #222EBC

tetradic

#BC222E #7BBC22 #22BCB0 #6322BC

square

#BC222E #7BBC22 #22BCB0 #6322BC

split-complementary

#BC222E #22BC63 #227BBC

monochromatic

#540F15 #881921 #BC222E #DC3F4B #E6737C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#BC222E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC222E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC222E

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC222E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC222E	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc222e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.188 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e67',
    500: '#bc222e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc222e;
$custom-light: #d96e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc222e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.325,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51674,
    "c": 0.18784,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC222E

secondary

#6DCDC5

accent

#ECDE3C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC222E

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

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