#BC2923#BC2923

#BC2923 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.184 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2923
RGB	rgb(188, 41, 35)
HSL	hsl(2, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 81.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 56.89, 40.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 69.82, 35.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.06% 0.1625 0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(52.06% 0.184 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8380, 12.4021, 2.8338)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2923 #23B6BC

analogous

#BC2369 #BC2923 #BC7523

triadic

#BC2923 #23BC29 #2923BC

tetradic

#BC2923 #69BC23 #23B6BC #7523BC

square

#BC2923 #69BC23 #23B6BC #7523BC

split-complementary

#BC2923 #23BC75 #2369BC

monochromatic

#551210 #881E19 #BC2923 #DC4741 #E57974

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#BC2923 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BC2923 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2923

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2923	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2923	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584E20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2923;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 41, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.184 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da705f',
    500: '#bc2923',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2923;
$custom-light: #da705f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2923",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.353,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52063,
    "c": 0.18416,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2923

secondary

#6FC9CC

accent

#E5EB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2923

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

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