#BC2B23#BC2B23
#BC2B23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.183 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2B23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 43, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 81.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.07, 56.28, 40.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.07, 69.44, 35.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.23% 0.1606 0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.23% 0.183 28.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9090, 12.5440, 2.8574) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.96
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.12
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.45
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.62
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.71
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2B23 #23B4BC
analogous
#BC2367 #BC2B23 #BC7723
triadic
#BC2B23 #23BC2B #2B23BC
tetradic
#BC2B23 #67BC23 #23B4BC #7723BC
square
#BC2B23 #67BC23 #23B4BC #7723BC
split-complementary
#BC2B23 #23BC77 #2367BC
monochromatic
#551310 #881F19 #BC2B23 #DC4941 #E57A74
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#BC2B23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#BC2B23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2B23
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2B23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2B23 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#584F20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2b23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 43, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.183 28.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da715f',
500: '#bc2b23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2b23; $custom-light: #da715f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2b23",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 43,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.137,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52226,
"c": 0.18269,
"h": 28.5
},
"luminance": 0.1254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2B23
secondary
#6FC7CC
accent
#E2EB3C
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170805
muted
#857B79