#BC294D#BC294D

#BC294D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.182 H 12.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC294D
RGB	rgb(188, 41, 77)
HSL	hsl(345, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(345, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 59%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 58.92, 16.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 61.07, 15.26°)
OKLab	oklab(52.74% 0.1777 0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(52.74% 0.182 12.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.8739, 12.8164, 8.2891)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC294D #29BC98

analogous

#BC2997 #BC294D #BC4E29

triadic

#BC294D #4DBC29 #294DBC

tetradic

#BC294D #97BC29 #29BC98 #4E29BC

square

#BC294D #97BC29 #29BC98 #4E29BC

split-complementary

#BC294D #29BC4E #2997BC

monochromatic

#581324 #8A1E38 #BC294D #D84B6D #E37D96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#BC294D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BC294D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC294D

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC294D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC294D	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52514D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc294d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 41, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.182 12.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7717e',
    500: '#bc294d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc294d;
$custom-light: #d7717e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc294d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.306,
    "s": 64.192,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5274,
    "c": 0.18213,
    "h": 12.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC294D

secondary

#76CBB6

accent

#E7BE41

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDEE

border

#D5C8C9

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC294D

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

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