#BC2B2D#BC2B2D

#BC2B2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.181 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2B2D
RGB	rgb(188, 43, 45)
HSL	hsl(359, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(359, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 56.62, 35.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 66.67, 31.87°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% 0.1637 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.181 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0792, 12.6121, 3.7539)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2B2D #2BBCBA

analogous

#BC2B76 #BC2B2D #BC712B

triadic

#BC2B2D #2DBC2B #2B2DBC

tetradic

#BC2B2D #76BC2B #2BBCBA #712BBC

square

#BC2B2D #76BC2B #2BBCBA #712BBC

split-complementary

#BC2B2D #2BBC71 #2B76BC

monochromatic

#581415 #8A2021 #BC2B2D #D64E50 #E28081

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#BC2B2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BC2B2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2B2D

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2B2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2B2D	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2b2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 43, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.181 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97166',
    500: '#bc2b2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2b2d;
$custom-light: #d97166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2b2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.172,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52338,
    "c": 0.18145,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2B2D

secondary

#78CBC9

accent

#E6E442

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2B2D

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

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