#BC253D#BC253D

#BC253D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.185 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC253D
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 61)
HSL	hsl(350, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(350, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 67.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 59.10, 25.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 64.22, 23.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.1752 0.0591)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.185 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.2454, 12.3549, 5.6274)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC253D #25BCA4

analogous

#BC2588 #BC253D #BC5925

triadic

#BC253D #3DBC25 #253DBC

tetradic

#BC253D #88BC25 #25BCA4 #5925BC

square

#BC253D #88BC25 #25BCA4 #5925BC

split-complementary

#BC253D #25BC59 #2588BC

monochromatic

#56111C #891B2C #BC253D #DA445C #E47788

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#BC253D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BC253D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC253D

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC253D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC253D	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc253d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.185 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86f72',
    500: '#bc253d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc253d;
$custom-light: #d86f72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc253d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.464,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52115,
    "c": 0.18487,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC253D

secondary

#71CCBD

accent

#EACF3E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC253D

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

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