#BC252D#BC252D

#BC252D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC252D
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(357, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 58.39, 34.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 67.82, 30.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% 0.1693 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.186 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8769, 12.2075, 3.6865)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC252D #25BCB4

analogous

#BC2579 #BC252D #BC6925

triadic

#BC252D #2DBC25 #252DBC

tetradic

#BC252D #79BC25 #25BCB4 #6925BC

square

#BC252D #79BC25 #25BCB4 #6925BC

split-complementary

#BC252D #25BC69 #2579BC

monochromatic

#561115 #891B21 #BC252D #DA444C #E4777D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BC252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC252D

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC252D	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f66',
    500: '#bc252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc252d;
$custom-light: #d96f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.821,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51871,
    "c": 0.18589,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC252D

secondary

#71CCC7

accent

#EAE13E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC252D

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

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