#BC2848#BC2848

#BC2848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.183 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2848
RGB	rgb(188, 40, 72)
HSL	hsl(347, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(347, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 61.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.28, 58.88, 18.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.28, 61.85, 17.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.1767 0.0461)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.183 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.6699, 12.6802, 7.3835)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2848 #28BC9C

analogous

#BC2892 #BC2848 #BC5228

triadic

#BC2848 #48BC28 #2848BC

tetradic

#BC2848 #92BC28 #28BC9C #5228BC

square

#BC2848 #92BC28 #28BC9C #5228BC

split-complementary

#BC2848 #28BC52 #2892BC

monochromatic

#571321 #8A1D35 #BC2848 #D84968 #E37B92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#BC2848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#BC2848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2848

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2848	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 40, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.183 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8717a',
    500: '#bc2848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2848;
$custom-light: #d8717a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.027,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52552,
    "c": 0.18264,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2848

secondary

#75CBB8

accent

#E8C440

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2848

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

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