#BC2536#BC2536

#BC2536 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.185 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2536
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 54)
HSL	hsl(353, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 71.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 58.76, 29.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 65.65, 26.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.1725 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.185 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.0690, 12.2843, 4.6984)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2536 #25BCAB

analogous

#BC2582 #BC2536 #BC6025

triadic

#BC2536 #36BC25 #2536BC

tetradic

#BC2536 #82BC25 #25BCAB #6025BC

square

#BC2536 #82BC25 #25BCAB #6025BC

split-complementary

#BC2536 #25BC60 #2582BC

monochromatic

#561119 #891B27 #BC2536 #DA4455 #E47783

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BC2536 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BC2536 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2536

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2536	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2536	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2536;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.185 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f6d',
    500: '#bc2536',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2536;
$custom-light: #d96f6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2536",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.245,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51998,
    "c": 0.18517,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2536

secondary

#71CCC2

accent

#EAD73E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2536

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

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