#BC2525#BC2525

#BC2525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.187 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2525
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 37)
HSL	hsl(0, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 80.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 58.11, 38.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 69.98, 33.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.1667 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.187 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.7372, 12.1516, 2.9509)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2525 #25BCBC

analogous

#BC2571 #BC2525 #BC7125

triadic

#BC2525 #25BC25 #2525BC

tetradic

#BC2525 #71BC25 #25BCBC #7125BC

square

#BC2525 #71BC25 #25BCBC #7125BC

split-complementary

#BC2525 #25BC71 #2571BC

monochromatic

#561111 #891B1B #BC2525 #DA4444 #E47777

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#BC2525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BC2525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2525

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2525	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.187 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f60',
    500: '#bc2525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2525;
$custom-light: #da6f60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51777,
    "c": 0.18674,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2525

secondary

#71CCCC

accent

#EAEA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2525

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

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