#BC2846#BC2846

#BC2846 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.183 H 15.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2846
RGB	rgb(188, 40, 70)
HSL	hsl(348, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(348, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 62.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 58.76, 20.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 62.11, 18.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.51% 0.1759 0.0487)
OKLCH	oklch(52.51% 0.183 15.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6057, 12.6546, 7.0454)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2846 #28BC9E

analogous

#BC2890 #BC2846 #BC5428

triadic

#BC2846 #46BC28 #2846BC

tetradic

#BC2846 #90BC28 #28BC9E #5428BC

square

#BC2846 #90BC28 #28BC9E #5428BC

split-complementary

#BC2846 #28BC54 #2890BC

monochromatic

#571320 #8A1D33 #BC2846 #D84966 #E37B90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#BC2846 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#BC2846 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2846

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2846	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2846	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535046

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2846;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 40, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.183 15.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87179',
    500: '#bc2846',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2846;
$custom-light: #d87179;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2846",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.838,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52511,
    "c": 0.18256,
    "h": 15.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2846

secondary

#75CBBA

accent

#E8C640

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2846

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

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