#BC2520#BC2520

#BC2520 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.187 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2520
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 83%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.41, 57.97, 41.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.41, 71.38, 35.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.73% 0.1653 0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(51.73% 0.187 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.6640, 12.1223, 2.5654)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2520 #20B7BC

analogous

#BC2069 #BC2520 #BC7320

triadic

#BC2520 #20BC25 #2520BC

tetradic

#BC2520 #69BC20 #20B7BC #7320BC

square

#BC2520 #69BC20 #20B7BC #7320BC

split-complementary

#BC2520 #20BC73 #2069BC

monochromatic

#53100E #881B17 #BC2520 #DE413B #E77470

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#BC2520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BC2520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2520

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2520	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.187 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f5d',
    500: '#bc2520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2520;
$custom-light: #da6f5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.923,
    "s": 70.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51729,
    "c": 0.18732,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2520

secondary

#6BCACD

accent

#E8EE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2520

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

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