#BC2424#BC2424

#BC2424 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.188 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2424
RGB	rgb(188, 36, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 80.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, 58.36, 39.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 70.43, 34.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.1673 0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.188 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.6910, 12.0840, 2.8591)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2424 #24BCBC

analogous

#BC2470 #BC2424 #BC7024

triadic

#BC2424 #24BC24 #2424BC

tetradic

#BC2424 #70BC24 #24BCBC #7024BC

square

#BC2424 #70BC24 #24BCBC #7024BC

split-complementary

#BC2424 #24BC70 #2470BC

monochromatic

#551010 #891A1A #BC2424 #DB4242 #E57676

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BC2424 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BC2424 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2424

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2424	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2424	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2424;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.188 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e60',
    500: '#bc2424',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2424;
$custom-light: #da6e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2424",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51695,
    "c": 0.18752,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2424

secondary

#70CCCC

accent

#EBEB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2424

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

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