#BC2430#BC2430

#BC2430 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.186 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2430
RGB	rgb(188, 36, 48)
HSL	hsl(355, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(355, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 74.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 58.78, 32.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 67.25, 29.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.1712 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.186 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9060, 12.1700, 3.9914)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2430 #24BCB0

analogous

#BC247C #BC2430 #BC6424

triadic

#BC2430 #30BC24 #2430BC

tetradic

#BC2430 #7CBC24 #24BCB0 #6424BC

square

#BC2430 #7CBC24 #24BCB0 #6424BC

split-complementary

#BC2430 #24BC64 #247CBC

monochromatic

#551016 #891A23 #BC2430 #DB424E #E5767E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#BC2430 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BC2430 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2430

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2430	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2430	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2430;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.186 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f68',
    500: '#bc2430',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2430;
$custom-light: #d96f68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2430",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.263,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51839,
    "c": 0.18632,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2430

secondary

#70CCC5

accent

#EBDD3D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2430

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

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