#BC2339#BC2339
#BC2339 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2339 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 35, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 69.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.52, 59.44, 27.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.52, 65.39, 24.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.91% 0.1754 0.0634) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.91% 0.186 19.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0811, 12.1923, 5.0608) |
| Luminance | 0.1219 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.43
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 2.33
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.36
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.46
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.70
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2339 #23BCA6
analogous
#BC2385 #BC2339 #BC5A23
triadic
#BC2339 #39BC23 #2339BC
tetradic
#BC2339 #85BC23 #23BCA6 #5A23BC
square
#BC2339 #85BC23 #23BCA6 #5A23BC
split-complementary
#BC2339 #23BC5A #2385BC
monochromatic
#55101A #881929 #BC2339 #DC4157 #E57484
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.11
#BC2339 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.44
#BC2339 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2339
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2339 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2339 | 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)
#534D39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796D34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2339; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 19.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d96e6f',
500: '#bc2339',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2339; $custom-light: #d96e6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2339",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 35,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.373,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51906,
"c": 0.18644,
"h": 19.9
},
"luminance": 0.12189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2339
secondary
#6FCCBF
accent
#EBD23C
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160807
muted
#847B7A