#BC294C#BC294C

#BC294C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.182 H 13.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC294C
RGB	rgb(188, 41, 76)
HSL	hsl(346, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(346, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 59.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.46, 58.85, 16.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.46, 61.16, 15.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% 0.1773 0.0411)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.182 13.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.8388, 12.8024, 8.1046)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC294C #29BC99

analogous

#BC2996 #BC294C #BC4F29

triadic

#BC294C #4CBC29 #294CBC

tetradic

#BC294C #96BC29 #29BC99 #4F29BC

square

#BC294C #96BC29 #29BC99 #4F29BC

split-complementary

#BC294C #29BC4F #2996BC

monochromatic

#581323 #8A1E38 #BC294C #D84B6C #E37D95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#BC294C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BC294C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC294C

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC294C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC294C	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52514C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc294c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 41, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.182 13.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7717d',
    500: '#bc294c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc294c;
$custom-light: #d7717d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc294c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.714,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52717,
    "c": 0.18205,
    "h": 13.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC294C

secondary

#76CBB7

accent

#E7C041

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDEE

border

#D5C8C9

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC294C

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

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