#BC2242#BC2242

#BC2242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.187 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2242
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 66)
HSL	hsl(348, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(348, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 64.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 60.17, 21.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 63.98, 19.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.1797 0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.187 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2969, 12.2322, 6.3402)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2242 #22BC9C

analogous

#BC228F #BC2242 #BC4F22

triadic

#BC2242 #42BC22 #2242BC

tetradic

#BC2242 #8FBC22 #22BC9C #4F22BC

square

#BC2242 #8FBC22 #22BC9C #4F22BC

split-complementary

#BC2242 #22BC4F #228FBC

monochromatic

#540F1E #881930 #BC2242 #DC3F60 #E6738B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BC2242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BC2242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2242

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2242	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.187 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86e76',
    500: '#bc2242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2242;
$custom-light: #d86e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.532,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52002,
    "c": 0.18706,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2242

secondary

#6DCDB9

accent

#ECC73C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2242

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

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