#BC2A42#BC2A42

#BC2A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.181 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2A42
RGB	rgb(188, 42, 66)
HSL	hsl(350, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(350, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 64.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 57.93, 22.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 62.25, 21.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% 0.1725 0.0545)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.181 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.5528, 12.7441, 6.4255)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2A42 #2ABCA4

analogous

#BC2A8B #BC2A42 #BC5B2A

triadic

#BC2A42 #42BC2A #2A42BC

tetradic

#BC2A42 #8BBC2A #2ABCA4 #5B2ABC

square

#BC2A42 #8BBC2A #2ABCA4 #5B2ABC

split-complementary

#BC2A42 #2ABC5B #2A8BBC

monochromatic

#58141F #8A1F30 #BC2A42 #D74C63 #E27E8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#BC2A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BC2A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2A42

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2A42	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555042

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 42, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.181 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87176',
    500: '#bc2a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2a42;
$custom-light: #d87176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.137,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52588,
    "c": 0.18084,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2A42

secondary

#77CBBD

accent

#E7CB41

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2A42

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

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