#BC2526#BC2526

#BC2526 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.187 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2526
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 38)
HSL	hsl(360, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(360, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 79.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 58.14, 38.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 69.70, 33.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% 0.167 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.187 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.7531, 12.1580, 3.0347)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2526 #25BCBB

analogous

#BC2572 #BC2526 #BC7025

triadic

#BC2526 #26BC25 #2526BC

tetradic

#BC2526 #72BC25 #25BCBB #7025BC

square

#BC2526 #72BC25 #25BCBB #7025BC

split-complementary

#BC2526 #25BC70 #2572BC

monochromatic

#561111 #891B1C #BC2526 #DA4445 #E47778

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#BC2526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BC2526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2526

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2526	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)

#564D24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.187 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f61',
    500: '#bc2526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2526;
$custom-light: #da6f61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.603,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51788,
    "c": 0.18664,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2526

secondary

#71CCCB

accent

#EAE93E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2526

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

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