#BC2940#BC2940

#BC2940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.182 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2940
RGB	rgb(188, 41, 64)
HSL	hsl(351, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(351, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 66%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 58.12, 23.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 62.82, 22.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.1726 0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.182 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4599, 12.6508, 6.1087)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2940 #29BCA5

analogous

#BC298A #BC2940 #BC5B29

triadic

#BC2940 #40BC29 #2940BC

tetradic

#BC2940 #8ABC29 #29BCA5 #5B29BC

square

#BC2940 #8ABC29 #29BCA5 #5B29BC

split-complementary

#BC2940 #29BC5B #298ABC

monochromatic

#58131E #8A1E2F #BC2940 #D84B61 #E37D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#BC2940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#BC2940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2940

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2940	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)

#545040

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 41, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.182 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87174',
    500: '#bc2940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2940;
$custom-light: #d87174;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.612,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52471,
    "c": 0.18169,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2940

secondary

#76CBBE

accent

#E7CD41

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2940

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

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