#BC2927#BC2927

#BC2927 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.184 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2927
RGB	rgb(188, 41, 39)
HSL	hsl(1, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 57.02, 38.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 68.70, 33.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.1% 0.1637 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(52.1% 0.184 27)
XYZ	xyz(21.9008, 12.4272, 3.1646)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2927 #27BABC

analogous

#BC2770 #BC2927 #BC7327

triadic

#BC2927 #27BC29 #2927BC

tetradic

#BC2927 #70BC27 #27BABC #7327BC

square

#BC2927 #70BC27 #27BABC #7327BC

split-complementary

#BC2927 #27BC73 #2770BC

monochromatic

#571312 #891E1C #BC2927 #D94947 #E37B7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#BC2927 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BC2927 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2927

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2927	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2927	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2927;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 41, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.184 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7062',
    500: '#bc2927',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2927;
$custom-light: #da7062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2927",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.805,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52104,
    "c": 0.18368,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.12424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2927

secondary

#73CACB

accent

#E6E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2927

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

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