#BC2545#BC2545

#BC2545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.185 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2545
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 69)
HSL	hsl(347, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(347, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 63.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.92, 59.55, 20.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.92, 62.92, 18.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.27% 0.1783 0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(52.27% 0.185 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.4772, 12.4476, 6.8482)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2545 #25BC9C

analogous

#BC2591 #BC2545 #BC5125

triadic

#BC2545 #45BC25 #2545BC

tetradic

#BC2545 #91BC25 #25BC9C #5125BC

square

#BC2545 #91BC25 #25BC9C #5125BC

split-complementary

#BC2545 #25BC51 #2591BC

monochromatic

#56111F #891B32 #BC2545 #DA4464 #E4778E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#BC2545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BC2545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2545

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2545	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524F45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.185 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86f78',
    500: '#bc2545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2545;
$custom-light: #d86f78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.285,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52268,
    "c": 0.18491,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2545

secondary

#71CCB9

accent

#EAC63E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2545

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

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