#BC2A43#BC2A43
#BC2A43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.181 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2A43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 42, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 64.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.39, 57.99, 22.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.39, 62.09, 20.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.61% 0.1728 0.0532) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.61% 0.181 17.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5826, 12.7560, 6.5822) |
| Luminance | 0.1275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.73
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 2.90
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.51
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.59
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.91
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2A43 #2ABCA3
analogous
#BC2A8C #BC2A43 #BC5A2A
triadic
#BC2A43 #43BC2A #2A43BC
tetradic
#BC2A43 #8CBC2A #2ABCA3 #5A2ABC
square
#BC2A43 #8CBC2A #2ABCA3 #5A2ABC
split-complementary
#BC2A43 #2ABC5A #2A8CBC
monochromatic
#58141F #8A1F31 #BC2A43 #D74C64 #E27E8F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.91
#BC2A43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#BC2A43 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2A43
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2A43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2A43 | 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)
#545143
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796F3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE0035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2a43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 42, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.181 17.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87176',
500: '#bc2a43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2a43; $custom-light: #d87176; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2a43",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 42,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.726,
"s": 63.478,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52607,
"c": 0.18084,
"h": 17.1
},
"luminance": 0.12753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2A43
secondary
#77CBBC
accent
#E7CA41
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEDED
border
#D5C8C8
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B