#BC243B#BC243B
#BC243B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.186 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC243B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 36, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 68%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 68.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.65, 59.27, 26.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.65, 64.80, 23.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.01% 0.1753 0.0613) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.01% 0.186 19.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1619, 12.2724, 5.3387) |
| Luminance | 0.1227 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.48
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 2.74
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.04
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.68
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.74
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC243B #24BCA5
analogous
#BC2487 #BC243B #BC5924
triadic
#BC243B #3BBC24 #243BBC
tetradic
#BC243B #87BC24 #24BCA5 #5924BC
square
#BC243B #87BC24 #24BCA5 #5924BC
split-complementary
#BC243B #24BC59 #2487BC
monochromatic
#55101B #891A2B #BC243B #DB4259 #E57686
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.08
#BC243B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#BC243B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC243B
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC243B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC243B | 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)
#534E3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796E36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc243b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.186 19.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d96f70',
500: '#bc243b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc243b; $custom-light: #d96f70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc243b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 36,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.921,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52009,
"c": 0.18566,
"h": 19.3
},
"luminance": 0.12269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC243B
secondary
#70CCBE
accent
#EBD03D
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160807
muted
#847B7A