#BC2522#BC2522

#BC2522 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.187 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2522
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 34)
HSL	hsl(1, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 81.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.43, 58.02, 40.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.43, 70.82, 34.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.75% 0.1659 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(51.75% 0.187 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.6920, 12.1335, 2.7129)
Luminance	0.1213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2522 #22B9BC

analogous

#BC226C #BC2522 #BC7222

triadic

#BC2522 #22BC25 #2522BC

tetradic

#BC2522 #6CBC22 #22B9BC #7222BC

square

#BC2522 #6CBC22 #22B9BC #7222BC

split-complementary

#BC2522 #22BC72 #226CBC

monochromatic

#54110F #881B19 #BC2522 #DC423F #E67573

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#BC2522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BC2522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2522

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2522	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.187 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f5e',
    500: '#bc2522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2522;
$custom-light: #da6f5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.169,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51747,
    "c": 0.18708,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2522

secondary

#6DCBCD

accent

#E9EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2522

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

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