#BC2336#BC2336

#BC2336 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.187 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2336
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 54)
HSL	hsl(353, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 59.30, 29.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 66.03, 26.10°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1742 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.187 21)
XYZ	xyz(22.0085, 12.1633, 4.6782)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2336 #23BCA9

analogous

#BC2382 #BC2336 #BC5C23

triadic

#BC2336 #36BC23 #2336BC

tetradic

#BC2336 #82BC23 #23BCA9 #5C23BC

square

#BC2336 #82BC23 #23BCA9 #5C23BC

split-complementary

#BC2336 #23BC5C #2382BC

monochromatic

#551018 #881927 #BC2336 #DC4154 #E57482

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#BC2336 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BC2336 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2336

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2336	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2336	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2336;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.187 21.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e6d',
    500: '#bc2336',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2336;
$custom-light: #d96e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2336",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.549,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51858,
    "c": 0.18659,
    "h": 21
  },
  "luminance": 0.1216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2336

secondary

#6FCCC1

accent

#EBD63C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2336

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

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