#BC2232#BC2232

#BC2232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.188 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2232
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 50)
HSL	hsl(354, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(354, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 73.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, 59.39, 31.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 67.13, 27.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.73% 0.1736 0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(51.73% 0.188 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.8894, 12.0692, 4.1940)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2232 #22BCAC

analogous

#BC227F #BC2232 #BC5F22

triadic

#BC2232 #32BC22 #2232BC

tetradic

#BC2232 #7FBC22 #22BCAC #5F22BC

square

#BC2232 #7FBC22 #22BCAC #5F22BC

split-complementary

#BC2232 #22BC5F #227FBC

monochromatic

#540F16 #881924 #BC2232 #DC3F4F #E6737F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BC2232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC2232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2232

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2232	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.188 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e6a',
    500: '#bc2232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2232;
$custom-light: #d96e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.766,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5173,
    "c": 0.18753,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2232

secondary

#6DCDC3

accent

#ECDA3C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2232

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

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