#BC223A#BC223A

#BC223A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.187 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC223A
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 58)
HSL	hsl(351, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 69.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.44, 59.75, 26.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.44, 65.38, 23.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1766 0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.187 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.0773, 12.1444, 5.1838)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC223A #22BCA4

analogous

#BC2287 #BC223A #BC5722

triadic

#BC223A #3ABC22 #223ABC

tetradic

#BC223A #87BC22 #22BCA4 #5722BC

square

#BC223A #87BC22 #22BCA4 #5722BC

split-complementary

#BC223A #22BC57 #2287BC

monochromatic

#540F1A #88192A #BC223A #DC3F57 #E67385

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#BC223A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BC223A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC223A

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC223A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC223A	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524D3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc223a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.187 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e70',
    500: '#bc223a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc223a;
$custom-light: #d96e70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc223a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.649,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51856,
    "c": 0.18711,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC223A

secondary

#6DCDBE

accent

#ECD13C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC223A

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

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