#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
RGBrgb(188, 41, 39)
HSLhsl(1, 66%, 45%)
HSVhsv(1, 79%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.2%, 79.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(41.89, 57.02, 38.31)
CIE-LCHlch(41.89, 68.70, 33.90°)
OKLaboklab(52.1% 0.1637 0.0833)
OKLCHoklch(52.1% 0.184 27)
XYZxyz(21.9008, 12.4272, 3.1646)
Luminance0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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
##BC29271.006.033.486.03
#FFFFFF6.031.0021.001.00
#0000003.4821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.031.0021.001.00

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

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#BC2927 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva