#BC2230#BC2230

#BC2230 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.188 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2230
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 48)
HSL	hsl(355, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(355, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 74.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 59.30, 32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 67.61, 28.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.1729 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.188 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8472, 12.0523, 3.9717)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2230 #22BCAE

analogous

#BC227D #BC2230 #BC6122

triadic

#BC2230 #30BC22 #2230BC

tetradic

#BC2230 #7DBC22 #22BCAE #6122BC

square

#BC2230 #7DBC22 #22BCAE #6122BC

split-complementary

#BC2230 #22BC61 #227DBC

monochromatic

#540F16 #881923 #BC2230 #DC3F4D #E6737D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#BC2230 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC2230 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2230

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2230	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2230	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)

#534C2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2230;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.188 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e68',
    500: '#bc2230',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2230;
$custom-light: #d96e68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2230",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.545,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51701,
    "c": 0.18768,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2230

secondary

#6DCDC4

accent

#ECDC3C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2230

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

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