#BC252A#BC252A

#BC252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.186 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC252A
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 77.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, 58.28, 36.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 68.61, 31.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.1683 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.186 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8212, 12.1852, 3.3931)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC252A #25BCB7

analogous

#BC2576 #BC252A #BC6C25

triadic

#BC252A #2ABC25 #252ABC

tetradic

#BC252A #76BC25 #25BCB7 #6C25BC

square

#BC252A #76BC25 #25BCB7 #6C25BC

split-complementary

#BC252A #25BC6C #2576BC

monochromatic

#561113 #891B1F #BC252A #DA4449 #E4777B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BC252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC252A

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC252A	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)

#554D28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.186 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f64',
    500: '#bc252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc252a;
$custom-light: #da6f64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.013,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51834,
    "c": 0.1862,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC252A

secondary

#71CCC9

accent

#EAE43E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC252A

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

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