#BC253B#BC253B

#BC253B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.185 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC253B
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 59)
HSL	hsl(351, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 68.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, 59.00, 26.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 64.60, 24.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.08% 0.1744 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(52.08% 0.185 19.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1925, 12.3337, 5.3489)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC253B #25BCA6

analogous

#BC2587 #BC253B #BC5B25

triadic

#BC253B #3BBC25 #253BBC

tetradic

#BC253B #87BC25 #25BCA6 #5B25BC

square

#BC253B #87BC25 #25BCA6 #5B25BC

split-complementary

#BC253B #25BC5B #2587BC

monochromatic

#56111B #891B2B #BC253B #DA445A #E47787

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#BC253B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BC253B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC253B

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC253B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC253B	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc253b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.185 19.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f70',
    500: '#bc253b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc253b;
$custom-light: #d96f70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc253b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.258,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5208,
    "c": 0.18492,
    "h": 19.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC253B

secondary

#71CCBF

accent

#EAD13E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC253B

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

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