#BC243A#BC243A

#BC243A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.186 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC243A
RGB	rgb(188, 36, 58)
HSL	hsl(351, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 69.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, 59.22, 26.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 65.00, 24.33°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.1749 0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.186 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.1362, 12.2621, 5.2034)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC243A #24BCA6

analogous

#BC2486 #BC243A #BC5A24

triadic

#BC243A #3ABC24 #243ABC

tetradic

#BC243A #86BC24 #24BCA6 #5A24BC

square

#BC243A #86BC24 #24BCA6 #5A24BC

split-complementary

#BC243A #24BC5A #2486BC

monochromatic

#55101A #891A2A #BC243A #DB4258 #E57686

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BC243A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BC243A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC243A

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC243A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC243A	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc243a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.186 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f70',
    500: '#bc243a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc243a;
$custom-light: #d96f70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc243a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.316,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51992,
    "c": 0.18569,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC243A

secondary

#70CCBF

accent

#EBD23D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC243A

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

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