#BC1E45#BC1E45

#BC1E45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.190 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC1E45
RGB	rgb(188, 30, 69)
HSL	hsl(345, 72%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(345, 84%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 84%, 63.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 61.31, 19.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 64.34, 17.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.184 0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.19 14.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2799, 12.0530, 6.7824)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC1E45 #1EBC95

analogous

#BC1E94 #BC1E45 #BC461E

triadic

#BC1E45 #45BC1E #1E45BC

tetradic

#BC1E45 #94BC1E #1EBC95 #461EBC

square

#BC1E45 #94BC1E #1EBC95 #461EBC

split-complementary

#BC1E45 #1EBC46 #1E94BC

monochromatic

#520D1E #871632 #BC1E45 #DF3861 #E86D8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#BC1E45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BC1E45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC1E45

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC1E45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC1E45	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4D45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766D41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc1e45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 30, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.190 14.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d86d78',
    500: '#bc1e45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc1e45;
$custom-light: #d86d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc1e45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.19,
    "s": 72.477,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51812,
    "c": 0.18992,
    "h": 14.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC1E45

secondary

#68CEB5

accent

#EFC239

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC1E45

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

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