#BC2620#BC2620

#BC2620 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.187 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2620
RGB	rgb(188, 38, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.8%, 83%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, 57.69, 41.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 71.20, 35.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.1644 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.187 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.6956, 12.1854, 2.5759)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2620 #20B6BC

analogous

#BC2068 #BC2620 #BC7420

triadic

#BC2620 #20BC26 #2620BC

tetradic

#BC2620 #68BC20 #20B6BC #7420BC

square

#BC2620 #68BC20 #20B6BC #7420BC

split-complementary

#BC2620 #20BC74 #2068BC

monochromatic

#53110E #881B17 #BC2620 #DE423B #E77470

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BC2620 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC2620 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2620

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2620	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2620	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2620;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 38, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.187 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f5d',
    500: '#bc2620',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2620;
$custom-light: #da6f5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2620",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.308,
    "s": 70.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51802,
    "c": 0.18664,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2620

secondary

#6BC9CD

accent

#E7EE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2620

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

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