#BC2624#BC2624

#BC2624 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.186 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2624
RGB	rgb(188, 38, 36)
HSL	hsl(1, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.8%, 80.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 57.80, 39.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 70.08, 34.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.1656 0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.186 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7533, 12.2085, 2.8798)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2624 #24BABC

analogous

#BC246E #BC2624 #BC7224

triadic

#BC2624 #24BC26 #2624BC

tetradic

#BC2624 #6EBC24 #24BABC #7224BC

square

#BC2624 #6EBC24 #24BABC #7224BC

split-complementary

#BC2624 #24BC72 #246EBC

monochromatic

#551110 #891C1A #BC2624 #DB4442 #E57776

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BC2624 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC2624 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2624

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2624	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2624	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2624;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 38, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.186 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f60',
    500: '#bc2624',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2624;
$custom-light: #da6f60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2624",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.789,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51841,
    "c": 0.18617,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2624

secondary

#70CBCC

accent

#E8EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2624

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

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