#BC2543#BC2543

#BC2543 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2543
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 67)
HSL	hsl(348, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(348, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 64.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 59.43, 21.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 63.21, 19.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.1775 0.0517)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.185 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4162, 12.4232, 6.5267)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2543 #25BC9E

analogous

#BC258F #BC2543 #BC5225

triadic

#BC2543 #43BC25 #2543BC

tetradic

#BC2543 #8FBC25 #25BC9E #5225BC

square

#BC2543 #8FBC25 #25BC9E #5225BC

split-complementary

#BC2543 #25BC52 #258FBC

monochromatic

#56111F #891B31 #BC2543 #DA4462 #E4778D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#BC2543 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BC2543 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2543

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2543	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2543	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)

#524F43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2543;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86f76',
    500: '#bc2543',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2543;
$custom-light: #d86f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2543",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.079,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52228,
    "c": 0.18486,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2543

secondary

#71CCBA

accent

#EAC83E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2543

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

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