#BC2533#BC2533

#BC2533 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.185 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2533
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 51)
HSL	hsl(354, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(354, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 72.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, 58.63, 31.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 66.34, 27.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.95% 0.1714 0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(51.95% 0.185 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0007, 12.2570, 4.3387)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2533 #25BCAE

analogous

#BC257F #BC2533 #BC6325

triadic

#BC2533 #33BC25 #2533BC

tetradic

#BC2533 #7FBC25 #25BCAE #6325BC

square

#BC2533 #7FBC25 #25BCAE #6325BC

split-complementary

#BC2533 #25BC63 #257FBC

monochromatic

#561117 #891B25 #BC2533 #DA4452 #E47781

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BC2533 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BC2533 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2533

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2533	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2533	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)

#544E32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2533;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.185 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f6a',
    500: '#bc2533',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2533;
$custom-light: #d96f6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2533",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.437,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51953,
    "c": 0.18537,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2533

secondary

#71CCC3

accent

#EADA3E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2533

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

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