#BC2323#BC2323

#BC2323 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.188 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2323
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 81.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.25, 58.59, 39.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.25, 70.88, 34.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.1678 0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.188 27)
XYZ	xyz(21.6461, 12.0183, 2.7698)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2323 #23BCBC

analogous

#BC236F #BC2323 #BC6F23

triadic

#BC2323 #23BC23 #2323BC

tetradic

#BC2323 #6FBC23 #23BCBC #6F23BC

square

#BC2323 #6FBC23 #23BCBC #6F23BC

split-complementary

#BC2323 #23BC6F #236FBC

monochromatic

#551010 #881919 #BC2323 #DC4141 #E57474

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#BC2323 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BC2323 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2323

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2323	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2323	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)

#554C21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2323;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.188 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e5f',
    500: '#bc2323',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2323;
$custom-light: #da6e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2323",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51615,
    "c": 0.18829,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.12015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2323

secondary

#6FCCCC

accent

#EBEB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2323

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

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