#BC2439#BC2439

#BC2439 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.186 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2439
RGB	rgb(188, 36, 57)
HSL	hsl(352, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(352, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 69.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, 59.17, 27.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 65.20, 24.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% 0.1745 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.186 20)
XYZ	xyz(22.1110, 12.2520, 5.0707)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2439 #24BCA7

analogous

#BC2485 #BC2439 #BC5B24

triadic

#BC2439 #39BC24 #2439BC

tetradic

#BC2439 #85BC24 #24BCA7 #5B24BC

square

#BC2439 #85BC24 #24BCA7 #5B24BC

split-complementary

#BC2439 #24BC5B #2485BC

monochromatic

#55101A #891A29 #BC2439 #DB4257 #E57685

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BC2439 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BC2439 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2439

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2439	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2439	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)

#534E39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2439;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.186 20.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f6f',
    500: '#bc2439',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2439;
$custom-light: #d96f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2439",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.711,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51976,
    "c": 0.18573,
    "h": 20
  },
  "luminance": 0.12249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2439

secondary

#70CCBF

accent

#EBD33D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2439

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

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