#BC2539#BC2539

#BC2539 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.185 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2539
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 57)
HSL	hsl(352, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(352, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 69.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.71, 58.90, 27.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.71, 65.00, 25.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.05% 0.1736 0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(52.05% 0.185 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1417, 12.3134, 5.0810)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2539 #25BCA8

analogous

#BC2585 #BC2539 #BC5D25

triadic

#BC2539 #39BC25 #2539BC

tetradic

#BC2539 #85BC25 #25BCA8 #5D25BC

square

#BC2539 #85BC25 #25BCA8 #5D25BC

split-complementary

#BC2539 #25BC5D #2585BC

monochromatic

#56111A #891B29 #BC2539 #DA4458 #E47786

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#BC2539 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BC2539 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2539

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2539	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2539	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)

#544E38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2539;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.185 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f6f',
    500: '#bc2539',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2539;
$custom-light: #d96f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2539",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.053,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52047,
    "c": 0.185,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2539

secondary

#71CCC0

accent

#EAD33E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2539

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

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