#BC2234#BC2234

#BC2234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.187 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2234
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 52)
HSL	hsl(353, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 72.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, 59.47, 30.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 66.66, 26.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.1743 0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.187 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9335, 12.0869, 4.4263)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2234 #22BCAA

analogous

#BC2281 #BC2234 #BC5D22

triadic

#BC2234 #34BC22 #2234BC

tetradic

#BC2234 #81BC22 #22BCAA #5D22BC

square

#BC2234 #81BC22 #22BCAA #5D22BC

split-complementary

#BC2234 #22BC5D #2281BC

monochromatic

#540F17 #881926 #BC2234 #DC3F51 #E67380

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BC2234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BC2234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2234

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2234	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.187 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e6b',
    500: '#bc2234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2234;
$custom-light: #d96e6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.987,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51759,
    "c": 0.18739,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2234

secondary

#6DCDC1

accent

#ECD83C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2234

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

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