#BC252F#BC252F

#BC252F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC252F
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 47)
HSL	hsl(356, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 75%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 58.46, 33.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 67.31, 29.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.17 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.186 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9163, 12.2232, 3.8941)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC252F #25BCB2

analogous

#BC257B #BC252F #BC6625

triadic

#BC252F #2FBC25 #252FBC

tetradic

#BC252F #7BBC25 #25BCB2 #6625BC

square

#BC252F #7BBC25 #25BCB2 #6625BC

split-complementary

#BC252F #25BC66 #257BBC

monochromatic

#561115 #891B22 #BC252F #DA444E #E4777E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BC252F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC252F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC252F

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC252F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC252F	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)

#554D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc252f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f68',
    500: '#bc252f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc252f;
$custom-light: #d96f68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc252f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.026,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51897,
    "c": 0.1857,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC252F

secondary

#71CCC6

accent

#EADF3E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC252F

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

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