#BC2540#BC2540

#BC2540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2540
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 64)
HSL	hsl(349, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(349, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 66%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.83, 59.26, 23.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.83, 63.69, 21.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.1763 0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.185 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3285, 12.3881, 6.0649)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2540 #25BCA1

analogous

#BC258B #BC2540 #BC5625

triadic

#BC2540 #40BC25 #2540BC

tetradic

#BC2540 #8BBC25 #25BCA1 #5625BC

square

#BC2540 #8BBC25 #25BCA1 #5625BC

split-complementary

#BC2540 #25BC56 #258BBC

monochromatic

#56111D #891B2F #BC2540 #DA445F #E4778B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#BC2540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BC2540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2540

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2540	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534F40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86f74',
    500: '#bc2540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2540;
$custom-light: #d86f74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.272,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5217,
    "c": 0.18484,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2540

secondary

#71CCBC

accent

#EACB3E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2540

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

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