#BC233D#BC233D

#BC233D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.186 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC233D
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 61)
HSL	hsl(350, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(350, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 67.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, 59.64, 24.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 64.62, 22.64°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% 0.1769 0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.186 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.1849, 12.2338, 5.6072)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC233D #23BCA2

analogous

#BC2389 #BC233D #BC5523

triadic

#BC233D #3DBC23 #233DBC

tetradic

#BC233D #89BC23 #23BCA2 #5523BC

square

#BC233D #89BC23 #23BCA2 #5523BC

split-complementary

#BC233D #23BC55 #2389BC

monochromatic

#55101C #88192C #BC233D #DC415B #E57487

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BC233D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BC233D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC233D

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC233D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC233D	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524E3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc233d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.186 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86e72',
    500: '#bc233d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc233d;
$custom-light: #d86e72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc233d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.804,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51975,
    "c": 0.18633,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC233D

secondary

#6FCCBC

accent

#EBCE3C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC233D

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

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