#BC2623#BC2623

#BC2623 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.186 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2623
RGB	rgb(188, 38, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.8%, 81.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 57.77, 40.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 70.36, 34.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.1653 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.186 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.7382, 12.2025, 2.8005)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2623 #23B9BC

analogous

#BC236C #BC2623 #BC7223

triadic

#BC2623 #23BC26 #2623BC

tetradic

#BC2623 #6CBC23 #23B9BC #7223BC

square

#BC2623 #6CBC23 #23B9BC #7223BC

split-complementary

#BC2623 #23BC72 #236CBC

monochromatic

#551110 #881C19 #BC2623 #DC4441 #E57674

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BC2623 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC2623 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2623

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2623	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2623	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)

#564D20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2623;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 38, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.186 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f5f',
    500: '#bc2623',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2623;
$custom-light: #da6f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2623",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.176,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51831,
    "c": 0.18629,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2623

secondary

#6FCACC

accent

#E8EB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2623

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

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