#BC2725#BC2725

#BC2725 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.185 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2725
RGB	rgb(188, 39, 37)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 80.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 57.55, 39.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 69.62, 34.26°)
OKLab	oklab(51.93% 0.165 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(51.93% 0.185 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8012, 12.2795, 2.9722)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2725 #25BABC

analogous

#BC256F #BC2725 #BC7325

triadic

#BC2725 #25BC27 #2725BC

tetradic

#BC2725 #6FBC25 #25BABC #7325BC

square

#BC2725 #6FBC25 #25BABC #7325BC

split-complementary

#BC2725 #25BC73 #256FBC

monochromatic

#561211 #891C1B #BC2725 #DA4644 #E47977

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BC2725 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BC2725 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2725

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2725	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2725	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2725;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 39, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.185 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f61',
    500: '#bc2725',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2725;
$custom-light: #da6f61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2725",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.795,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51927,
    "c": 0.18536,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2725

secondary

#71CBCC

accent

#E8EA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2725

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

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