#BC1E42#BC1E42
#BC1E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.190 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC1E42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 30, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 72%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 84%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 84%, 64.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.24, 61.14, 21.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.24, 64.75, 19.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.75% 0.1828 0.0511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.75% 0.19 15.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1891, 12.0167, 6.3043) |
| Luminance | 0.1201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 1.66
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 2.71
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.55
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.98
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.82
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC1E42 #1EBC98
analogous
#BC1E91 #BC1E42 #BC491E
triadic
#BC1E42 #42BC1E #1E42BC
tetradic
#BC1E42 #91BC1E #1EBC98 #491EBC
square
#BC1E42 #91BC1E #1EBC98 #491EBC
split-complementary
#BC1E42 #1EBC49 #1E91BC
monochromatic
#520D1D #87162F #BC1E42 #DF385E #E86D89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.17
#BC1E42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.40
#BC1E42 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC1E42
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC1E42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC1E42 | 1.00 | 6.17 | 3.40 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4C42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776D3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc1e42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 30, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.190 15.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d86d76',
500: '#bc1e42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc1e42; $custom-light: #d86d76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc1e42",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 30,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.329,
"s": 72.477,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51751,
"c": 0.1898,
"h": 15.6
},
"luminance": 0.12013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC1E42
secondary
#68CEB7
accent
#EFC639
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEDED
border
#D5C8C8
text
#160808
muted
#847B7B