#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
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.78
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 2.03
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.24
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.25
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.28
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
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