#BC2327#BC2327

#BC2327 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.188 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2327
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 39)
HSL	hsl(358, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.28, 58.72, 37.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.28, 69.77, 32.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.66% 0.1691 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(51.66% 0.188 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.7089, 12.0434, 3.1006)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2327 #23BCB8

analogous

#BC2373 #BC2327 #BC6B23

triadic

#BC2327 #27BC23 #2327BC

tetradic

#BC2327 #73BC23 #23BCB8 #6B23BC

square

#BC2327 #73BC23 #23BCB8 #6B23BC

split-complementary

#BC2327 #23BC6B #2373BC

monochromatic

#551012 #88191C #BC2327 #DC4145 #E57477

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#BC2327 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC2327 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2327

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2327	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2327	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)

#554C25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2327;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.188 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e62',
    500: '#bc2327',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2327;
$custom-light: #da6e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2327",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.431,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51657,
    "c": 0.18786,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2327

secondary

#6FCCCA

accent

#EBE73C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2327

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

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