#BC253C#BC253C

#BC253C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.185 H 19.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC253C
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 60)
HSL	hsl(351, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 68.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 59.05, 25.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 64.41, 23.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.1% 0.1748 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(52.1% 0.185 19)
XYZ	xyz(22.2187, 12.3442, 5.4868)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC253C #25BCA5

analogous

#BC2588 #BC253C #BC5A25

triadic

#BC253C #3CBC25 #253CBC

tetradic

#BC253C #88BC25 #25BCA5 #5A25BC

square

#BC253C #88BC25 #25BCA5 #5A25BC

split-complementary

#BC253C #25BC5A #2588BC

monochromatic

#56111B #891B2C #BC253C #DA445B #E47788

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#BC253C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BC253C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC253C

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC253C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC253C	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)

#534E3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc253c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.185 19.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86f71',
    500: '#bc253c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc253c;
$custom-light: #d86f71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc253c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.861,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52098,
    "c": 0.18489,
    "h": 19
  },
  "luminance": 0.12341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC253C

secondary

#71CCBE

accent

#EAD03E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC253C

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

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