#BC2240#BC2240

#BC2240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.187 H 17.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2240
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 64)
HSL	hsl(348, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(348, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 66%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 60.06, 22.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 64.30, 20.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.1789 0.0547)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.187 17)
XYZ	xyz(22.2390, 12.2090, 6.0351)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2240 #22BC9E

analogous

#BC228D #BC2240 #BC5122

triadic

#BC2240 #40BC22 #2240BC

tetradic

#BC2240 #8DBC22 #22BC9E #5122BC

square

#BC2240 #8DBC22 #22BC9E #5122BC

split-complementary

#BC2240 #22BC51 #228DBC

monochromatic

#540F1D #88192E #BC2240 #DC3F5E #E67389

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BC2240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC2240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2240

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2240	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514E40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.187 17.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86e74',
    500: '#bc2240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2240;
$custom-light: #d86e74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.312,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51963,
    "c": 0.18703,
    "h": 17
  },
  "luminance": 0.12206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2240

secondary

#6DCDBA

accent

#ECCA3C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2240

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

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