#BC2231#BC2231

#BC2231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.188 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2231
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 49)
HSL	hsl(354, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(354, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 73.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, 59.34, 31.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 67.36, 28.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.72% 0.1732 0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(51.72% 0.188 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8680, 12.0607, 4.0816)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2231 #22BCAD

analogous

#BC227E #BC2231 #BC6022

triadic

#BC2231 #31BC22 #2231BC

tetradic

#BC2231 #7EBC22 #22BCAD #6022BC

square

#BC2231 #7EBC22 #22BCAD #6022BC

split-complementary

#BC2231 #22BC60 #227EBC

monochromatic

#540F16 #881923 #BC2231 #DC3F4E #E6737E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#BC2231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC2231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2231

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2231	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)

#534C30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.188 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e69',
    500: '#bc2231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2231;
$custom-light: #d96e69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.156,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51715,
    "c": 0.1876,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2231

secondary

#6DCDC3

accent

#ECDB3C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2231

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

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