#BC2538#BC2538

#BC2538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.185 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2538
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 56)
HSL	hsl(352, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(352, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 70.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.69, 58.86, 28.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.69, 65.21, 25.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.1733 0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.185 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.1170, 12.3035, 4.9509)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2538 #25BCA9

analogous

#BC2584 #BC2538 #BC5D25

triadic

#BC2538 #38BC25 #2538BC

tetradic

#BC2538 #84BC25 #25BCA9 #5D25BC

square

#BC2538 #84BC25 #25BCA9 #5D25BC

split-complementary

#BC2538 #25BC5D #2584BC

monochromatic

#56111A #891B29 #BC2538 #DA4457 #E47785

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#BC2538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BC2538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2538

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2538	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.185 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f6e',
    500: '#bc2538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2538;
$custom-light: #d96f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.45,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5203,
    "c": 0.18505,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2538

secondary

#71CCC0

accent

#EAD43E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2538

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

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