#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 35, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 70.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.49, 59.35, 28.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.49, 65.81, 25.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.87% 0.1746 0.0656) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.87% 0.187 20.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0322, 12.1728, 4.8032) |
| Luminance | 0.1217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.58
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 2.04
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.29
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.87
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.47
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.40
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2337 | 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)
#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