#BC2A48#BC2A48

#BC2A48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.181 H 15.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2A48
RGB	rgb(188, 42, 72)
HSL	hsl(348, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(348, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 61.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 58.29, 19.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 61.37, 18.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.71% 0.1748 0.0468)
OKLCH	oklch(52.71% 0.181 15)
XYZ	xyz(22.7391, 12.8186, 7.4065)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2A48 #2ABC9E

analogous

#BC2A91 #BC2A48 #BC552A

triadic

#BC2A48 #48BC2A #2A48BC

tetradic

#BC2A48 #91BC2A #2ABC9E #552ABC

square

#BC2A48 #91BC2A #2ABC9E #552ABC

split-complementary

#BC2A48 #2ABC55 #2A91BC

monochromatic

#581422 #8A1F35 #BC2A48 #D74C69 #E27E93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#BC2A48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BC2A48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2A48

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2A48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2A48	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)

#545148

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2a48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 42, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.181 15.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8717a',
    500: '#bc2a48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2a48;
$custom-light: #d8717a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2a48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.671,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52709,
    "c": 0.18095,
    "h": 15
  },
  "luminance": 0.12815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2A48

secondary

#77CBBA

accent

#E7C541

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2A48

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

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