#BC2723#BC2723
#BC2723 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.186 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2723 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 39, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 81.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.64, 57.49, 40.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.64, 70.18, 35.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.91% 0.1644 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.91% 0.186 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7706, 12.2673, 2.8113) |
| Luminance | 0.1226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.43
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 2.57
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.20
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.60
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.87
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2723 #23B8BC
analogous
#BC236B #BC2723 #BC7323
triadic
#BC2723 #23BC27 #2723BC
tetradic
#BC2723 #6BBC23 #23B8BC #7323BC
square
#BC2723 #6BBC23 #23B8BC #7323BC
split-complementary
#BC2723 #23BC73 #236BBC
monochromatic
#551210 #881C19 #BC2723 #DC4541 #E57774
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.08
#BC2723 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#BC2723 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2723
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2723 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2723 | 1.00 | 6.08 | 3.45 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#574E20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF0028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2723; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 39, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.186 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da6f5f',
500: '#bc2723',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2723; $custom-light: #da6f5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2723",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 39,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.569,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51906,
"c": 0.18559,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.12264
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2723
secondary
#6FCACC
accent
#E7EB3C
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170805
muted
#857B79