#BC2B49#BC2B49
#BC2B49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.180 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2B49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 43, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 61.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.62, 58.05, 18.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.62, 61.00, 17.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.81% 0.1742 0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.81% 0.18 14.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8079, 12.9035, 7.5917) |
| Luminance | 0.1290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 2.85
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.38
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.34
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.40
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2B49 #2BBC9E
analogous
#BC2B92 #BC2B49 #BC552B
triadic
#BC2B49 #49BC2B #2B49BC
tetradic
#BC2B49 #92BC2B #2BBC9E #552BBC
square
#BC2B49 #92BC2B #2BBC9E #552BBC
split-complementary
#BC2B49 #2BBC55 #2B92BC
monochromatic
#581422 #8A2036 #BC2B49 #D64E6A #E28094
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.87
#BC2B49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#BC2B49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2B49
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2B49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2B49 | 1.00 | 5.87 | 3.58 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#545149
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796F45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE0038
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2b49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 43, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.180 14.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7727b',
500: '#bc2b49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2b49; $custom-light: #d7727b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2b49",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 43,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.586,
"s": 62.771,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52811,
"c": 0.18012,
"h": 14.7
},
"luminance": 0.129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2B49
secondary
#78CBBA
accent
#E6C442
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEDED
border
#D5C8C8
text
#160909
muted
#847B7B