#BC2823#BC2823

#BC2823 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.185 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2823
RGB	rgb(188, 40, 35)
HSL	hsl(2, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 81.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, 57.19, 40.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 70.00, 35.21°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% 0.1634 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.185 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8039, 12.3338, 2.8224)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2823 #23B7BC

analogous

#BC236A #BC2823 #BC7423

triadic

#BC2823 #23BC28 #2823BC

tetradic

#BC2823 #6ABC23 #23B7BC #7423BC

square

#BC2823 #6ABC23 #23B7BC #7423BC

split-complementary

#BC2823 #23BC74 #236ABC

monochromatic

#551210 #881D19 #BC2823 #DC4641 #E57874

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#BC2823 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BC2823 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2823

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2823	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2823	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2823;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 40, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.185 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da705f',
    500: '#bc2823',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2823;
$custom-light: #da705f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2823",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.961,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51984,
    "c": 0.18489,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2823

secondary

#6FC9CC

accent

#E6EB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2823

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

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