#BC2434#BC2434

#BC2434 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2434
RGB	rgb(188, 36, 52)
HSL	hsl(354, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(354, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 72.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 58.95, 30.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 66.29, 27.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1727 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.186 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9923, 12.2045, 4.4459)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2434 #24BCAC

analogous

#BC2480 #BC2434 #BC6024

triadic

#BC2434 #34BC24 #2434BC

tetradic

#BC2434 #80BC24 #24BCAC #6024BC

square

#BC2434 #80BC24 #24BCAC #6024BC

split-complementary

#BC2434 #24BC60 #2480BC

monochromatic

#551018 #891A26 #BC2434 #DB4252 #E57681

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BC2434 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC2434 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2434

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2434	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2434	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2434;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f6b',
    500: '#bc2434',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2434;
$custom-light: #d96f6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2434",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.684,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51897,
    "c": 0.18602,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2434

secondary

#70CCC2

accent

#EBD83D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2434

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

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