#BC253A#BC253A

#BC253A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.185 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC253A
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 58)
HSL	hsl(352, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(352, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 69.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.73, 58.95, 26.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.73, 64.80, 24.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.06% 0.174 0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(52.06% 0.185 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1669, 12.3235, 5.2137)
Luminance	0.1232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC253A #25BCA7

analogous

#BC2586 #BC253A #BC5C25

triadic

#BC253A #3ABC25 #253ABC

tetradic

#BC253A #86BC25 #25BCA7 #5C25BC

square

#BC253A #86BC25 #25BCA7 #5C25BC

split-complementary

#BC253A #25BC5C #2586BC

monochromatic

#56111A #891B2A #BC253A #DA4459 #E47786

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#BC253A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BC253A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC253A

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC253A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC253A	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc253a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.185 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f70',
    500: '#bc253a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc253a;
$custom-light: #d96f70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc253a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.656,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52063,
    "c": 0.18496,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC253A

secondary

#71CCBF

accent

#EAD23E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC253A

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

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