#BC233C#BC233C

#BC233C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.186 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC233C
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 60)
HSL	hsl(350, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(350, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 68.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 59.59, 25.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 64.81, 23.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.1765 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.186 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1582, 12.2231, 5.4667)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC233C #23BCA3

analogous

#BC2388 #BC233C #BC5623

triadic

#BC233C #3CBC23 #233CBC

tetradic

#BC233C #88BC23 #23BCA3 #5623BC

square

#BC233C #88BC23 #23BCA3 #5623BC

split-complementary

#BC233C #23BC56 #2388BC

monochromatic

#55101B #88192C #BC233C #DC415A #E57487

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BC233C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC233C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC233C

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC233C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC233C	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524E3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc233c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.186 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96e71',
    500: '#bc233c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc233c;
$custom-light: #d96e71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc233c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.196,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51958,
    "c": 0.18636,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC233C

secondary

#6FCCBD

accent

#EBCF3C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC233C

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

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