#BC2949#BC2949

#BC2949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.182 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2949
RGB	rgb(188, 41, 73)
HSL	hsl(347, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(347, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 58.65, 18.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 61.49, 17.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% 0.1762 0.0451)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.182 14.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7369, 12.7617, 7.5681)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2949 #29BC9C

analogous

#BC2992 #BC2949 #BC5329

triadic

#BC2949 #49BC29 #2949BC

tetradic

#BC2949 #92BC29 #29BC9C #5329BC

square

#BC2949 #92BC29 #29BC9C #5329BC

split-complementary

#BC2949 #29BC53 #2992BC

monochromatic

#581322 #8A1E35 #BC2949 #D84B69 #E37D93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#BC2949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BC2949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2949

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2949	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535149

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 41, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.182 14.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8717b',
    500: '#bc2949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2949;
$custom-light: #d8717b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.939,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52651,
    "c": 0.18185,
    "h": 14.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2949

secondary

#76CBB8

accent

#E7C341

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2949

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

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