#BC2236#BC2236

#BC2236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.187 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2236
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 54)
HSL	hsl(352, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(352, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.38, 59.56, 28.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.38, 66.22, 25.91°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% 0.1751 0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.187 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9795, 12.1053, 4.6686)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2236 #22BCA8

analogous

#BC2283 #BC2236 #BC5B22

triadic

#BC2236 #36BC22 #2236BC

tetradic

#BC2236 #83BC22 #22BCA8 #5B22BC

square

#BC2236 #83BC22 #22BCA8 #5B22BC

split-complementary

#BC2236 #22BC5B #2283BC

monochromatic

#540F18 #881927 #BC2236 #DC3F53 #E67382

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#BC2236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BC2236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2236

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2236	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.187 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e6d',
    500: '#bc2236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2236;
$custom-light: #d96e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.208,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5179,
    "c": 0.18728,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2236

secondary

#6DCDC0

accent

#ECD53C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2236

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

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