#BC2942#BC2942

#BC2942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.182 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2942
RGB	rgb(188, 41, 66)
HSL	hsl(350, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(350, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 64.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 58.23, 22.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 62.48, 21.25°)
OKLab	oklab(52.51% 0.1734 0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(52.51% 0.182 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.5178, 12.6740, 6.4139)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2942 #29BCA3

analogous

#BC298B #BC2942 #BC5A29

triadic

#BC2942 #42BC29 #2942BC

tetradic

#BC2942 #8BBC29 #29BCA3 #5A29BC

square

#BC2942 #8BBC29 #29BCA3 #5A29BC

split-complementary

#BC2942 #29BC5A #298BBC

monochromatic

#58131F #8A1E30 #BC2942 #D84B63 #E37D8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#BC2942 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#BC2942 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2942

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2942	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2942	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545042

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2942;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 41, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.182 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87176',
    500: '#bc2942',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2942;
$custom-light: #d87176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2942",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.796,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52509,
    "c": 0.18167,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2942

secondary

#76CBBC

accent

#E7CB41

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2942

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

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