#BC2342#BC2342

#BC2342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.186 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2342
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 66)
HSL	hsl(348, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(348, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 64.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 59.91, 21.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 63.78, 20.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.07% 0.1788 0.0524)
OKLCH	oklch(52.07% 0.186 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.3259, 12.2902, 6.3499)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2342 #23BC9D

analogous

#BC238E #BC2342 #BC5023

triadic

#BC2342 #42BC23 #2342BC

tetradic

#BC2342 #8EBC23 #23BC9D #5023BC

square

#BC2342 #8EBC23 #23BC9D #5023BC

split-complementary

#BC2342 #23BC50 #238EBC

monochromatic

#55101E #881930 #BC2342 #DC4160 #E5748B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#BC2342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BC2342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2342

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2342	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.186 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86f76',
    500: '#bc2342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2342;
$custom-light: #d86f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.843,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52069,
    "c": 0.18634,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2342

secondary

#6FCCB9

accent

#EBC83C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2342

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

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