#BC2431#BC2431

#BC2431 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2431
RGB	rgb(188, 36, 49)
HSL	hsl(355, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(355, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 73.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 58.82, 32.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 67.00, 28.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.85% 0.1716 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(51.85% 0.186 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9269, 12.1784, 4.1013)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2431 #24BCAF

analogous

#BC247D #BC2431 #BC6324

triadic

#BC2431 #31BC24 #2431BC

tetradic

#BC2431 #7DBC24 #24BCAF #6324BC

square

#BC2431 #7DBC24 #24BCAF #6324BC

split-complementary

#BC2431 #24BC63 #247DBC

monochromatic

#551016 #891A24 #BC2431 #DB424F #E5767F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BC2431 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC2431 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2431

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2431	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2431	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2431;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f69',
    500: '#bc2431',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2431;
$custom-light: #d96f69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2431",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.868,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51853,
    "c": 0.18623,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2431

secondary

#70CCC4

accent

#EBDC3D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2431

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

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