#BC223D#BC223D

#BC223D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.187 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC223D
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 61)
HSL	hsl(349, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(349, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 67.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, 59.90, 24.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 64.82, 22.46°)
OKLab	oklab(51.91% 0.1777 0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(51.91% 0.187 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1559, 12.1758, 5.5975)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC223D #22BCA1

analogous

#BC228A #BC223D #BC5422

triadic

#BC223D #3DBC22 #223DBC

tetradic

#BC223D #8ABC22 #22BCA1 #5422BC

square

#BC223D #8ABC22 #22BCA1 #5422BC

split-complementary

#BC223D #22BC54 #228ABC

monochromatic

#540F1B #88192C #BC223D #DC3F5B #E67387

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BC223D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BC223D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC223D

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC223D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC223D	1.00	6.11	3.43	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524D3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc223d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.187 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e72',
    500: '#bc223d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc223d;
$custom-light: #d96e72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc223d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.481,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51908,
    "c": 0.18704,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC223D

secondary

#6DCDBC

accent

#ECCD3C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC223D

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

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