#BC2527#BC2527

#BC2527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.187 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2527
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 39)
HSL	hsl(359, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 58.18, 37.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 69.43, 33.08°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.1674 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.187 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7695, 12.1645, 3.1208)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2527 #25BCBA

analogous

#BC2573 #BC2527 #BC6F25

triadic

#BC2527 #27BC25 #2527BC

tetradic

#BC2527 #73BC25 #25BCBA #6F25BC

square

#BC2527 #73BC25 #25BCBA #6F25BC

split-complementary

#BC2527 #25BC6F #2573BC

monochromatic

#561112 #891B1C #BC2527 #DA4446 #E47779

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#BC2527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BC2527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2527

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2527	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)

#554D25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.187 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f62',
    500: '#bc2527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2527;
$custom-light: #da6f62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.205,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51799,
    "c": 0.18652,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2527

secondary

#71CCCB

accent

#EAE83E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2527

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

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