#BC2541#BC2541

#BC2541 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2541
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 65)
HSL	hsl(349, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(349, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 65.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, 59.32, 22.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 63.52, 20.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.19% 0.1767 0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(52.19% 0.185 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.3572, 12.3996, 6.2162)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2541 #25BCA0

analogous

#BC258D #BC2541 #BC5525

triadic

#BC2541 #41BC25 #2541BC

tetradic

#BC2541 #8DBC25 #25BCA0 #5525BC

square

#BC2541 #8DBC25 #25BCA0 #5525BC

split-complementary

#BC2541 #25BC55 #258DBC

monochromatic

#56111E #891B2F #BC2541 #DA4460 #E4778B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#BC2541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BC2541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2541

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2541	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)

#524F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86f75',
    500: '#bc2541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2541;
$custom-light: #d86f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.874,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52189,
    "c": 0.18484,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2541

secondary

#71CCBB

accent

#EACA3E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2541

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

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