#BC2928#BC2928

#BC2928 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.184 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2928
RGB	rgb(188, 41, 40)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 78.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, 57.05, 37.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 68.42, 33.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.164 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.184 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9176, 12.4340, 3.2530)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2928 #28BBBC

analogous

#BC2871 #BC2928 #BC7328

triadic

#BC2928 #28BC29 #2928BC

tetradic

#BC2928 #71BC28 #28BBBC #7328BC

square

#BC2928 #71BC28 #28BBBC #7328BC

split-complementary

#BC2928 #28BC73 #2871BC

monochromatic

#571313 #8A1E1D #BC2928 #D84A49 #E37C7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#BC2928 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BC2928 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2928

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2928	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2928	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2928;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 41, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.184 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7063',
    500: '#bc2928',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2928;
$custom-light: #da7063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2928",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.405,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52115,
    "c": 0.18355,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2928

secondary

#75CBCB

accent

#E7E840

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2928

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

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