#BC2825#BC2825

#BC2825 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.185 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2825
RGB	rgb(188, 40, 37)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 80.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 57.25, 39.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 69.44, 34.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.164 0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.185 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8344, 12.3460, 2.9833)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2825 #25B9BC

analogous

#BC256E #BC2825 #BC7425

triadic

#BC2825 #25BC28 #2825BC

tetradic

#BC2825 #6EBC25 #25B9BC #7425BC

square

#BC2825 #6EBC25 #25B9BC #7425BC

split-complementary

#BC2825 #25BC74 #256EBC

monochromatic

#561211 #891D1B #BC2825 #DA4744 #E47977

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#BC2825 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BC2825 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2825

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2825	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2825	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2825;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 40, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.185 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7061',
    500: '#bc2825',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2825;
$custom-light: #da7061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2825",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.192,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52004,
    "c": 0.18464,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2825

secondary

#71CACC

accent

#E7EA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2825

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

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