#BC2337#BC2337

#BC2337 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.187 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC2337
RGBrgb(188, 35, 55)
HSLhsl(352, 69%, 44%)
HSVhsv(352, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81.4%, 70.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(41.49, 59.35, 28.45)
CIE-LCHlch(41.49, 65.81, 25.61°)
OKLaboklab(51.87% 0.1746 0.0656)
OKLCHoklch(51.87% 0.187 20.6)
XYZxyz(22.0322, 12.1728, 4.8032)
Luminance0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC2337 #23BCA8
analogous
#BC2383 #BC2337 #BC5B23
triadic
#BC2337 #37BC23 #2337BC
tetradic
#BC2337 #83BC23 #23BCA8 #5B23BC
square
#BC2337 #83BC23 #23BCA8 #5B23BC
split-complementary
#BC2337 #23BC5B #2383BC
monochromatic
#551019 #881928 #BC2337 #DC4155 #E57483

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12
#BC2337 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43
#BC2337 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2337
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC2337#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC23371.006.123.436.12
#FFFFFF6.121.0021.001.00
#0000003.4321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.121.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#534D36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796D32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc2337;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.187 20.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e6d',
    500: '#bc2337',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc2337;
$custom-light: #d96e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc2337",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.157,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51874,
    "c": 0.18653,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC2337
secondary
#6FCCC0
accent
#EBD53C
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160807
muted
#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2337

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#BC2337 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva