#BC2331#BC2331

#BC2331 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.187 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2331
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 49)
HSL	hsl(355, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(355, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 73.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.40, 59.08, 31.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.40, 67.19, 28.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.1724 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.187 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8971, 12.1187, 4.0913)
Luminance	0.1211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2331 #23BCAE

analogous

#BC237D #BC2331 #BC6123

triadic

#BC2331 #31BC23 #2331BC

tetradic

#BC2331 #7DBC23 #23BCAE #6123BC

square

#BC2331 #7DBC23 #23BCAE #6123BC

split-complementary

#BC2331 #23BC61 #237DBC

monochromatic

#551016 #881924 #BC2331 #DC414F #E5747F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#BC2331 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BC2331 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2331

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2331	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2331	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2331;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.187 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e69',
    500: '#bc2331',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2331;
$custom-light: #d96e69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2331",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.51,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51783,
    "c": 0.18692,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2331

secondary

#6FCCC4

accent

#EBDB3C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2331

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

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