#BC2530#BC2530

#BC2530 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2530
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 48)
HSL	hsl(356, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 74.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 58.50, 32.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 67.06, 29.26°)
OKLab	oklab(51.91% 0.1703 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(51.91% 0.186 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9367, 12.2314, 4.0016)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2530 #25BCB1

analogous

#BC257C #BC2530 #BC6625

triadic

#BC2530 #30BC25 #2530BC

tetradic

#BC2530 #7CBC25 #25BCB1 #6625BC

square

#BC2530 #7CBC25 #25BCB1 #6625BC

split-complementary

#BC2530 #25BC66 #257CBC

monochromatic

#561116 #891B23 #BC2530 #DA444F #E4777F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BC2530 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BC2530 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2530

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2530	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2530	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2530;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f68',
    500: '#bc2530',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2530;
$custom-light: #d96f68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2530",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.629,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51911,
    "c": 0.18561,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2530

secondary

#71CCC5

accent

#EADD3E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2530

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

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