#BC2328#BC2328

#BC2328 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.188 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2328
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 40)
HSL	hsl(358, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 78.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 58.75, 37.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 69.50, 32.30°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% 0.1694 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.188 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.7257, 12.0502, 3.1891)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2328 #23BCB7

analogous

#BC2374 #BC2328 #BC6A23

triadic

#BC2328 #28BC23 #2328BC

tetradic

#BC2328 #74BC23 #23BCB7 #6A23BC

square

#BC2328 #74BC23 #23BCB7 #6A23BC

split-complementary

#BC2328 #23BC6A #2374BC

monochromatic

#551012 #88191D #BC2328 #DC4146 #E57478

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#BC2328 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC2328 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2328

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2328	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2328	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)

#554C26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2328;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.188 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e62',
    500: '#bc2328',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2328;
$custom-light: #da6e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2328",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.039,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51668,
    "c": 0.18776,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2328

secondary

#6FCCC9

accent

#EBE63C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2328

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

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