#BC2436#BC2436

#BC2436 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2436
RGB	rgb(188, 36, 54)
HSL	hsl(353, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 59.03, 29.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 65.84, 26.28°)
OKLab	oklab(51.93% 0.1734 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(51.93% 0.186 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.0383, 12.2230, 4.6882)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2436 #24BCAA

analogous

#BC2482 #BC2436 #BC5E24

triadic

#BC2436 #36BC24 #2436BC

tetradic

#BC2436 #82BC24 #24BCAA #5E24BC

square

#BC2436 #82BC24 #24BCAA #5E24BC

split-complementary

#BC2436 #24BC5E #2482BC

monochromatic

#551018 #891A27 #BC2436 #DB4254 #E57683

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BC2436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC2436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2436

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2436	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)

#544D35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f6d',
    500: '#bc2436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2436;
$custom-light: #d96f6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.895,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51927,
    "c": 0.18588,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2436

secondary

#70CCC1

accent

#EBD63D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2436

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

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