#BC2A23#BC2A23

#BC2A23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.183 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2A23
RGB	rgb(188, 42, 35)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(3, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 81.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, 56.59, 40.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 69.63, 35.64°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.1615 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.183 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8731, 12.4722, 2.8455)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2A23 #23B5BC

analogous

#BC2368 #BC2A23 #BC7623

triadic

#BC2A23 #23BC2A #2A23BC

tetradic

#BC2A23 #68BC23 #23B5BC #7623BC

square

#BC2A23 #68BC23 #23B5BC #7623BC

split-complementary

#BC2A23 #23BC76 #2368BC

monochromatic

#551310 #881E19 #BC2A23 #DC4841 #E57974

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#BC2A23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BC2A23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2A23

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2A23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2A23	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2a23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 42, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.183 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da715f',
    500: '#bc2a23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2a23;
$custom-light: #da715f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2a23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.745,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52144,
    "c": 0.18343,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2A23

secondary

#6FC8CC

accent

#E3EB3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2A23

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

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