#BC2421#BC2421

#BC2421 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.188 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2421
RGB	rgb(188, 36, 33)
HSL	hsl(1, 70%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 82.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.32, 58.27, 41.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.32, 71.27, 35.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% 0.1664 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.188 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.6471, 12.0665, 2.6278)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2421 #21B9BC

analogous

#BC216B #BC2421 #BC7121

triadic

#BC2421 #21BC24 #2421BC

tetradic

#BC2421 #6BBC21 #21B9BC #7121BC

square

#BC2421 #6BBC21 #21B9BC #7121BC

split-complementary

#BC2421 #21BC71 #216BBC

monochromatic

#54100F #881A18 #BC2421 #DD403D #E67471

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BC2421 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC2421 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2421

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2421	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2421	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564C1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2421;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.188 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e5e',
    500: '#bc2421',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2421;
$custom-light: #da6e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2421",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.161,
    "s": 70.136,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51666,
    "c": 0.18787,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2421

secondary

#6CCBCD

accent

#E9ED3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2421

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

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