#BC243D#BC243D

#BC243D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.186 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC243D
RGB	rgb(188, 36, 61)
HSL	hsl(350, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(350, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.9%, 67.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, 59.37, 24.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 64.42, 22.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.04% 0.176 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(52.04% 0.186 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.2147, 12.2935, 5.6172)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC243D #24BCA3

analogous

#BC2489 #BC243D #BC5724

triadic

#BC243D #3DBC24 #243DBC

tetradic

#BC243D #89BC24 #24BCA3 #5724BC

square

#BC243D #89BC24 #24BCA3 #5724BC

split-complementary

#BC243D #24BC57 #2489BC

monochromatic

#55101C #891A2C #BC243D #DB425B #E57688

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#BC243D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BC243D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC243D

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC243D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC243D	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc243d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 36, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.186 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86f72',
    500: '#bc243d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc243d;
$custom-light: #d86f72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc243d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.132,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52045,
    "c": 0.18561,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC243D

secondary

#70CCBD

accent

#EBCE3D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC243D

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

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