#BC2437#BC2437
#BC2437 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2437 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 36, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 68%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 70.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.58, 59.08, 28.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.58, 65.62, 25.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.94% 0.1737 0.0659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.94% 0.186 20.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0621, 12.2324, 4.8131) |
| Luminance | 0.1223 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.61
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 2.10
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.28
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.01
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.33
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2437 #24BCA9
analogous
#BC2483 #BC2437 #BC5D24
triadic
#BC2437 #37BC24 #2437BC
tetradic
#BC2437 #83BC24 #24BCA9 #5D24BC
square
#BC2437 #83BC24 #24BCA9 #5D24BC
split-complementary
#BC2437 #24BC5D #2483BC
monochromatic
#551019 #891A28 #BC2437 #DB4255 #E57684
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.09
#BC2437 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#BC2437 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2437
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2437 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2437 | 1.00 | 6.09 | 3.45 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534E36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796E32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2437; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 20.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d96f6d',
500: '#bc2437',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2437; $custom-light: #d96f6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2437",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 36,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.5,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51943,
"c": 0.18582,
"h": 20.8
},
"luminance": 0.12229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2437
secondary
#70CCC0
accent
#EBD53D
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160807
muted
#847B7A