#BC2A25#BC2A25

#BC2A25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.183 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2A25
RGB	rgb(188, 42, 37)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 80.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.98, 56.65, 39.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.98, 69.07, 34.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.1621 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.183 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9036, 12.4844, 3.0063)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2A25 #25B7BC

analogous

#BC256C #BC2A25 #BC7625

triadic

#BC2A25 #25BC2A #2A25BC

tetradic

#BC2A25 #6CBC25 #25B7BC #7625BC

square

#BC2A25 #6CBC25 #25B7BC #7625BC

split-complementary

#BC2A25 #25BC76 #256CBC

monochromatic

#561311 #891F1B #BC2A25 #DA4944 #E47B77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#BC2A25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BC2A25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2A25

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2A25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2A25	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2a25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 42, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.183 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7161',
    500: '#bc2a25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2a25;
$custom-light: #da7161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2a25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.987,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52164,
    "c": 0.18318,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2A25

secondary

#71C9CC

accent

#E4EA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2A25

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

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