#BC2435#BC2435
#BC2435 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2435 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 36, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 68%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 71.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.55, 58.99, 29.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.55, 66.06, 26.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.91% 0.173 0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.91% 0.186 21.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0151, 12.2137, 4.5658) |
| Luminance | 0.1221 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.98
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 2.01
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.24
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.18
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.54
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2435 #24BCAB
analogous
#BC2481 #BC2435 #BC5F24
triadic
#BC2435 #35BC24 #2435BC
tetradic
#BC2435 #81BC24 #24BCAB #5F24BC
square
#BC2435 #81BC24 #24BCAB #5F24BC
split-complementary
#BC2435 #24BC5F #2481BC
monochromatic
#551018 #891A27 #BC2435 #DB4253 #E57682
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.10
#BC2435 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.44
#BC2435 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2435
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2435 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2435 | 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)
#544D34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796D30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2435; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 21.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d96f6c',
500: '#bc2435',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2435; $custom-light: #d96f6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2435",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 36,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.289,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51912,
"c": 0.18594,
"h": 21.5
},
"luminance": 0.1221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2435
secondary
#70CCC2
accent
#EBD73D
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160807
muted
#847B7A