#BC2626#BC2626

#BC2626 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2626
RGB	rgb(188, 38, 38)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.8%, 79.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 57.86, 38.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 69.52, 33.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1662 0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.186 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.7847, 12.2211, 3.0452)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2626 #26BCBC

analogous

#BC2671 #BC2626 #BC7126

triadic

#BC2626 #26BC26 #2626BC

tetradic

#BC2626 #71BC26 #26BCBC #7126BC

square

#BC2626 #71BC26 #26BCBC #7126BC

split-complementary

#BC2626 #26BC71 #2671BC

monochromatic

#561111 #891C1C #BC2626 #DA4646 #E47979

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BC2626 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BC2626 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2626

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2626	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2626	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)

#564D24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2626;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 38, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f61',
    500: '#bc2626',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2626;
$custom-light: #da6f61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2626",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 66.372,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51862,
    "c": 0.18594,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2626

secondary

#72CCCC

accent

#E9E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2626

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

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