#BC241C#BC241C

#BC241C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.188 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC241C
RGB	rgb(188, 36, 28)
HSL	hsl(3, 74%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(3, 85%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 85.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.28, 58.14, 43.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.28, 72.66, 36.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.1651 0.0908)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.188 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5822, 12.0405, 2.2861)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC241C #1CB4BC

analogous

#BC1C64 #BC241C #BC741C

triadic

#BC241C #1CBC24 #241CBC

tetradic

#BC241C #64BC1C #1CB4BC #741CBC

square

#BC241C #64BC1C #1CB4BC #741CBC

split-complementary

#BC241C #1CBC74 #1C64BC

monochromatic

#51100C #871A14 #BC241C #E13D34 #E9706A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#BC241C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC241C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC241C

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC241C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC241C	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564C18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D12

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc241c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.188 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e5b',
    500: '#bc241c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc241c;
$custom-light: #db6e5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc241c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3,
    "s": 74.074,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51622,
    "c": 0.18843,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC241C

secondary

#65C9CE

accent

#E7F137

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC241C

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

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