#BC2828#BC2828

#BC2828 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.184 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2828
RGB	rgb(188, 40, 40)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 78.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, 57.35, 37.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 68.61, 33.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.04% 0.165 0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(52.04% 0.184 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.8835, 12.3657, 3.2416)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2828 #28BCBC

analogous

#BC2872 #BC2828 #BC7228

triadic

#BC2828 #28BC28 #2828BC

tetradic

#BC2828 #72BC28 #28BCBC #7228BC

square

#BC2828 #72BC28 #28BCBC #7228BC

split-complementary

#BC2828 #28BC72 #2872BC

monochromatic

#571313 #8A1D1D #BC2828 #D84949 #E37B7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#BC2828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BC2828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2828

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2828	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)

#574E26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 40, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.184 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7063',
    500: '#bc2828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2828;
$custom-light: #da7063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52036,
    "c": 0.18428,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2828

secondary

#75CBCB

accent

#E8E840

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2828

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

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