#BC2523#BC2523

#BC2523 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.187 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2523
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 81.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.44, 58.05, 40.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.44, 70.54, 34.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.1661 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.187 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.7067, 12.1394, 2.7900)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2523 #23BABC

analogous

#BC236D #BC2523 #BC7123

triadic

#BC2523 #23BC25 #2523BC

tetradic

#BC2523 #6DBC23 #23BABC #7123BC

square

#BC2523 #6DBC23 #23BABC #7123BC

split-complementary

#BC2523 #23BC71 #236DBC

monochromatic

#551110 #881B19 #BC2523 #DC4341 #E57674

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#BC2523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BC2523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2523

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2523	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)

#564D21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.187 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f5f',
    500: '#bc2523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2523;
$custom-light: #da6f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.784,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51757,
    "c": 0.18697,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2523

secondary

#6FCBCC

accent

#E9EB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2523

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

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