#BC2321#BC2321

#BC2321 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.189 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2321
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 33)
HSL	hsl(1, 70%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 82.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, 58.54, 40.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 71.43, 34.97°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.1673 0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.189 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.6173, 12.0068, 2.6179)
Luminance	0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2321 #21BABC

analogous

#BC216C #BC2321 #BC7021

triadic

#BC2321 #21BC23 #2321BC

tetradic

#BC2321 #6CBC21 #21BABC #7021BC

square

#BC2321 #6CBC21 #21BABC #7021BC

split-complementary

#BC2321 #21BC70 #216CBC

monochromatic

#54100F #881918 #BC2321 #DD3F3D #E67371

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#BC2321 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BC2321 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2321

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2321	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2321	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2321;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.189 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e5e',
    500: '#bc2321',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2321;
$custom-light: #da6e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2321",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.774,
    "s": 70.136,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51595,
    "c": 0.18852,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2321

secondary

#6CCCCD

accent

#EBED3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2321

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

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