#BC2330#BC2330
#BC2330 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.187 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2330 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 35, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 74.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.39, 59.04, 32.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.39, 67.43, 28.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.77% 0.1721 0.0733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.77% 0.187 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8762, 12.1103, 3.9814) |
| Luminance | 0.1211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 2.37
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.14
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.58
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.88
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.26
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2330 #23BCAF
analogous
#BC237C #BC2330 #BC6223
triadic
#BC2330 #30BC23 #2330BC
tetradic
#BC2330 #7CBC23 #23BCAF #6223BC
square
#BC2330 #7CBC23 #23BCAF #6223BC
split-complementary
#BC2330 #23BC62 #237CBC
monochromatic
#551016 #881923 #BC2330 #DC414E #E5747E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.14
#BC2330 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.42
#BC2330 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2330
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2330 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2330 | 1.00 | 6.14 | 3.42 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544D2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796D2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2330; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.187 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d96e68',
500: '#bc2330',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2330; $custom-light: #d96e68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2330",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 35,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.902,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51769,
"c": 0.18701,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.12107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2330
secondary
#6FCCC4
accent
#EBDD3C
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170806
muted
#857B7A