#BC2531#BC2531

#BC2531 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2531
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 49)
HSL	hsl(355, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(355, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 73.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, 58.54, 32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 66.82, 28.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% 0.1707 0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.186 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9576, 12.2398, 4.1115)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2531 #25BCB0

analogous

#BC257D #BC2531 #BC6525

triadic

#BC2531 #31BC25 #2531BC

tetradic

#BC2531 #7DBC25 #25BCB0 #6525BC

square

#BC2531 #7DBC25 #25BCB0 #6525BC

split-complementary

#BC2531 #25BC65 #257DBC

monochromatic

#561116 #891B24 #BC2531 #DA4450 #E47780

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BC2531 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BC2531 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2531

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2531	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2531	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)

#554D30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2531;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f69',
    500: '#bc2531',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2531;
$custom-light: #d96f69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2531",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.232,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51924,
    "c": 0.18553,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2531

secondary

#71CCC5

accent

#EADC3E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2531

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

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