#BC253F#BC253F

#BC253F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC253F
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 63)
HSL	hsl(350, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(350, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 66.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 59.21, 23.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 63.86, 22.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.1759 0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.185 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3003, 12.3768, 5.9164)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC253F #25BCA2

analogous

#BC258B #BC253F #BC5725

triadic

#BC253F #3FBC25 #253FBC

tetradic

#BC253F #8BBC25 #25BCA2 #5725BC

square

#BC253F #8BBC25 #25BCA2 #5725BC

split-complementary

#BC253F #25BC57 #258BBC

monochromatic

#56111D #891B2E #BC253F #DA445E #E4778A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#BC253F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BC253F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC253F

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC253F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC253F	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc253f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86f73',
    500: '#bc253f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc253f;
$custom-light: #d86f73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc253f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.669,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52152,
    "c": 0.18484,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC253F

secondary

#71CCBC

accent

#EACC3E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC253F

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

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