#BC2322#BC2322

#BC2322 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.188 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2322
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 81.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.24, 58.56, 40.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.24, 71.16, 34.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.61% 0.1676 0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(51.61% 0.188 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.6315, 12.0125, 2.6927)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2322 #22BBBC

analogous

#BC226E #BC2322 #BC7022

triadic

#BC2322 #22BC23 #2322BC

tetradic

#BC2322 #6EBC22 #22BBBC #7022BC

square

#BC2322 #6EBC22 #22BBBC #7022BC

split-complementary

#BC2322 #22BC70 #226EBC

monochromatic

#54100F #881919 #BC2322 #DC403F #E67473

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#BC2322 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BC2322 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2322

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2322	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2322	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2322;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.188 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e5e',
    500: '#bc2322',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2322;
$custom-light: #da6e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2322",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.39,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51605,
    "c": 0.18841,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2322

secondary

#6DCCCD

accent

#EBEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2322

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

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