#BC2324#BC2324

#BC2324 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.188 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2324
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 36)
HSL	hsl(360, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(360, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 80.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.25, 58.62, 39.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.25, 70.60, 33.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.1681 0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.188 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.6612, 12.0243, 2.8491)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2324 #23BCBB

analogous

#BC2370 #BC2324 #BC6E23

triadic

#BC2324 #24BC23 #2324BC

tetradic

#BC2324 #70BC23 #23BCBB #6E23BC

square

#BC2324 #70BC23 #23BCBB #6E23BC

split-complementary

#BC2324 #23BC6E #2370BC

monochromatic

#551010 #88191A #BC2324 #DC4142 #E57475

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#BC2324 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BC2324 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2324

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2324	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2324	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)

#554C22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2324;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.188 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e60',
    500: '#bc2324',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2324;
$custom-light: #da6e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2324",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.608,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51625,
    "c": 0.18819,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2324

secondary

#6FCCCC

accent

#EBEA3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2324

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

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