#BC2326#BC2326

#BC2326 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.188 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2326
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 38)
HSL	hsl(359, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 79.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 58.68, 38.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 70.05, 33.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1687 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.188 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.6926, 12.0369, 3.0145)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2326 #23BCB9

analogous

#BC2372 #BC2326 #BC6C23

triadic

#BC2326 #26BC23 #2326BC

tetradic

#BC2326 #72BC23 #23BCB9 #6C23BC

square

#BC2326 #72BC23 #23BCB9 #6C23BC

split-complementary

#BC2326 #23BC6C #2372BC

monochromatic

#551011 #88191C #BC2326 #DC4144 #E57476

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#BC2326 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC2326 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2326

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2326	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2326	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2326;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.188 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e61',
    500: '#bc2326',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2326;
$custom-light: #da6e61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2326",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.824,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51646,
    "c": 0.18797,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2326

secondary

#6FCCCA

accent

#EBE83C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2326

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

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