#BC243C#BC243C

#BC243C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.186 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC243C
RGB	rgb(188, 36, 60)
HSL	hsl(351, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 68.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 59.32, 25.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 64.61, 23.33°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.1757 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.186 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.1880, 12.2828, 5.4766)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC243C #24BCA4

analogous

#BC2488 #BC243C #BC5824

triadic

#BC243C #3CBC24 #243CBC

tetradic

#BC243C #88BC24 #24BCA4 #5824BC

square

#BC243C #88BC24 #24BCA4 #5824BC

split-complementary

#BC243C #24BC58 #2488BC

monochromatic

#55101B #891A2C #BC243C #DB425A #E57687

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BC243C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BC243C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC243C

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC243C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC243C	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc243c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.186 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f71',
    500: '#bc243c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc243c;
$custom-light: #d96f71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc243c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.526,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52027,
    "c": 0.18563,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC243C

secondary

#70CCBD

accent

#EBCF3D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC243C

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

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