#BC2726#BC2726

#BC2726 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.185 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2726
RGB	rgb(188, 39, 38)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 79.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 57.58, 38.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 69.34, 33.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% 0.1653 0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.185 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8171, 12.2859, 3.0560)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2726 #26BBBC

analogous

#BC2670 #BC2726 #BC7226

triadic

#BC2726 #26BC27 #2726BC

tetradic

#BC2726 #70BC26 #26BBBC #7226BC

square

#BC2726 #70BC26 #26BBBC #7226BC

split-complementary

#BC2726 #26BC72 #2670BC

monochromatic

#561211 #891C1C #BC2726 #DA4746 #E47979

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BC2726 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BC2726 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2726

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2726	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2726	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2726;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 39, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.185 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f61',
    500: '#bc2726',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2726;
$custom-light: #da6f61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2726",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.4,
    "s": 66.372,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51937,
    "c": 0.18523,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2726

secondary

#72CBCC

accent

#E8E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2726

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

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