#BC2241#BC2241

#BC2241 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.187 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2241
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 65)
HSL	hsl(348, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(348, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 65.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.56, 60.11, 22.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.56, 64.14, 20.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% 0.1793 0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.187 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.2677, 12.2205, 6.1863)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2241 #22BC9D

analogous

#BC228E #BC2241 #BC5022

triadic

#BC2241 #41BC22 #2241BC

tetradic

#BC2241 #8EBC22 #22BC9D #5022BC

square

#BC2241 #8EBC22 #22BC9D #5022BC

split-complementary

#BC2241 #22BC50 #228EBC

monochromatic

#540F1D #88192F #BC2241 #DC3F5F #E6738A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BC2241 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC2241 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2241

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2241	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2241	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)

#514E41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2241;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.187 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86e75',
    500: '#bc2241',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2241;
$custom-light: #d86e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2241",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.922,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51983,
    "c": 0.18704,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2241

secondary

#6DCDB9

accent

#ECC93C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2241

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

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