#BC2A47#BC2A47

#BC2A47 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.181 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2A47
RGB	rgb(188, 42, 71)
HSL	hsl(348, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(348, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 62.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 58.23, 19.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 61.50, 18.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.69% 0.1744 0.0481)
OKLCH	oklch(52.69% 0.181 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7067, 12.8056, 7.2361)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2A47 #2ABC9F

analogous

#BC2A90 #BC2A47 #BC562A

triadic

#BC2A47 #47BC2A #2A47BC

tetradic

#BC2A47 #90BC2A #2ABC9F #562ABC

square

#BC2A47 #90BC2A #2ABC9F #562ABC

split-complementary

#BC2A47 #2ABC56 #2A90BC

monochromatic

#581421 #8A1F34 #BC2A47 #D74C68 #E27E92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#BC2A47 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BC2A47 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2A47

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2A47	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2A47	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)

#545147

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2a47;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 42, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.181 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8717a',
    500: '#bc2a47',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2a47;
$custom-light: #d8717a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2a47",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.082,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52688,
    "c": 0.18092,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2A47

secondary

#77CBBA

accent

#E7C641

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2A47

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

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