#BC2827#BC2827

#BC2827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.184 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2827
RGB	rgb(188, 40, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.78, 57.32, 38.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.78, 68.88, 33.68°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.1646 0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.184 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8667, 12.3589, 3.1532)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2827 #27BBBC

analogous

#BC2770 #BC2827 #BC7327

triadic

#BC2827 #27BC28 #2827BC

tetradic

#BC2827 #70BC27 #27BBBC #7327BC

square

#BC2827 #70BC27 #27BBBC #7327BC

split-complementary

#BC2827 #27BC73 #2770BC

monochromatic

#571212 #891D1C #BC2827 #D94847 #E37B7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#BC2827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BC2827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2827

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2827	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 40, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.184 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7062',
    500: '#bc2827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2827;
$custom-light: #da7062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.403,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52025,
    "c": 0.18441,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2827

secondary

#73CBCB

accent

#E7E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2827

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

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