#BC223C#BC223C

#BC223C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.187 H 18.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC223C
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 60)
HSL	hsl(350, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(350, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 68.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 59.85, 25.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 65.00, 22.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.89% 0.1773 0.0596)
OKLCH	oklch(51.89% 0.187 18.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.1292, 12.1651, 5.4570)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC223C #22BCA2

analogous

#BC2289 #BC223C #BC5522

triadic

#BC223C #3CBC22 #223CBC

tetradic

#BC223C #89BC22 #22BCA2 #5522BC

square

#BC223C #89BC22 #22BCA2 #5522BC

split-complementary

#BC223C #22BC55 #2289BC

monochromatic

#540F1B #88192B #BC223C #DC3F59 #E67386

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#BC223C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BC223C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC223C

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC223C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC223C	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524D3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc223c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.187 18.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e71',
    500: '#bc223c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc223c;
$custom-light: #d96e71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc223c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.87,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5189,
    "c": 0.18706,
    "h": 18.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC223C

secondary

#6DCDBC

accent

#ECCE3C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC223C

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

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