#BC2529#BC2529

#BC2529 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.186 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2529
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 41)
HSL	hsl(358, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 78.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 58.24, 36.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 68.88, 32.27°)
OKLab	oklab(51.82% 0.168 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(51.82% 0.186 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8035, 12.1781, 3.3000)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2529 #25BCB8

analogous

#BC2574 #BC2529 #BC6D25

triadic

#BC2529 #29BC25 #2529BC

tetradic

#BC2529 #74BC25 #25BCB8 #6D25BC

square

#BC2529 #74BC25 #25BCB8 #6D25BC

split-complementary

#BC2529 #25BC6D #2574BC

monochromatic

#561113 #891B1E #BC2529 #DA4448 #E4777A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BC2529 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC2529 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2529

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2529	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2529	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2529;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.186 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f63',
    500: '#bc2529',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2529;
$custom-light: #da6f63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2529",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.411,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51822,
    "c": 0.1863,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2529

secondary

#71CCC9

accent

#EAE53E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2529

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

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