#BC252B#BC252B

#BC252B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.186 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC252B
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(358, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 77.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.52, 58.31, 35.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.52, 68.35, 31.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.85% 0.1686 0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(51.85% 0.186 25)
XYZ	xyz(21.8393, 12.1924, 3.4885)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC252B #25BCB6

analogous

#BC2577 #BC252B #BC6B25

triadic

#BC252B #2BBC25 #252BBC

tetradic

#BC252B #77BC25 #25BCB6 #6B25BC

square

#BC252B #77BC25 #25BCB6 #6B25BC

split-complementary

#BC252B #25BC6B #2577BC

monochromatic

#561114 #891B1F #BC252B #DA444A #E4777B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BC252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC252B

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC252B	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)

#554D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.186 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f65',
    500: '#bc252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc252b;
$custom-light: #da6f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.616,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51846,
    "c": 0.18609,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.12189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC252B

secondary

#71CCC8

accent

#EAE33E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC252B

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

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