#BC2338#BC2338

#BC2338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2338
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 56)
HSL	hsl(352, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(352, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 59.39, 27.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 65.60, 25.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.89% 0.175 0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(51.89% 0.186 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0564, 12.1824, 4.9307)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2338 #23BCA7

analogous

#BC2384 #BC2338 #BC5A23

triadic

#BC2338 #38BC23 #2338BC

tetradic

#BC2338 #84BC23 #23BCA7 #5A23BC

square

#BC2338 #84BC23 #23BCA7 #5A23BC

split-complementary

#BC2338 #23BC5A #2384BC

monochromatic

#551019 #881929 #BC2338 #DC4156 #E57484

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BC2338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC2338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2338

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2338	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e6e',
    500: '#bc2338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2338;
$custom-light: #d96e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.765,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5189,
    "c": 0.18649,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2338

secondary

#6FCCBF

accent

#EBD33C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2338

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

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