#BC2243#BC2243

#BC2243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.187 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2243
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 67)
HSL	hsl(347, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(347, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 64.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 60.22, 21.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 63.83, 19.36°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% 0.18 0.0509)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.187 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.3266, 12.2441, 6.4969)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2243 #22BC9B

analogous

#BC2290 #BC2243 #BC4E22

triadic

#BC2243 #43BC22 #2243BC

tetradic

#BC2243 #90BC22 #22BC9B #4E22BC

square

#BC2243 #90BC22 #22BC9B #4E22BC

split-complementary

#BC2243 #22BC4E #2290BC

monochromatic

#540F1E #881931 #BC2243 #DC3F61 #E6738B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BC2243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BC2243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2243

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2243	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)

#514E43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.187 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86e76',
    500: '#bc2243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2243;
$custom-light: #d86e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.143,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52022,
    "c": 0.18709,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2243

secondary

#6DCDB8

accent

#ECC63C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2243

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

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