#BC2325#BC2325

#BC2325 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.188 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2325
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 37)
HSL	hsl(359, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 80.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.26, 58.65, 38.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.26, 70.32, 33.48°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% 0.1684 0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.188 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6767, 12.0305, 2.9307)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2325 #23BCBA

analogous

#BC2371 #BC2325 #BC6D23

triadic

#BC2325 #25BC23 #2325BC

tetradic

#BC2325 #71BC23 #23BCBA #6D23BC

square

#BC2325 #71BC23 #23BCBA #6D23BC

split-complementary

#BC2325 #23BC6D #2371BC

monochromatic

#551011 #88191B #BC2325 #DC4143 #E57476

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#BC2325 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC2325 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2325

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2325	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2325	1.00	6.17	3.41	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2325;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.188 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e60',
    500: '#bc2325',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2325;
$custom-light: #da6e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2325",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.216,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51635,
    "c": 0.18808,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2325

secondary

#6FCCCB

accent

#EBE93C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2325

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

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