#BC2542#BC2542

#BC2542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2542
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 66)
HSL	hsl(348, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(348, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 64.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.86, 59.37, 22.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.86, 63.36, 20.43°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1771 0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.185 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3864, 12.4113, 6.3701)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2542 #25BC9F

analogous

#BC258E #BC2542 #BC5425

triadic

#BC2542 #42BC25 #2542BC

tetradic

#BC2542 #8EBC25 #25BC9F #5425BC

square

#BC2542 #8EBC25 #25BC9F #5425BC

split-complementary

#BC2542 #25BC54 #258EBC

monochromatic

#56111E #891B30 #BC2542 #DA4461 #E4778C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#BC2542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BC2542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2542

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2542	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524F42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86f76',
    500: '#bc2542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2542;
$custom-light: #d86f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.477,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52209,
    "c": 0.18485,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2542

secondary

#71CCBA

accent

#EAC93E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2542

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

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