#BC2C26#BC2C26

#BC2C26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.182 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2C26
RGB	rgb(188, 44, 38)
HSL	hsl(2, 66%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 79.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 56.05, 39.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 68.40, 34.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% 0.1605 0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.182 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9922, 12.6362, 3.1144)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2C26 #26B6BC

analogous

#BC266B #BC2C26 #BC7726

triadic

#BC2C26 #26BC2C #2C26BC

tetradic

#BC2C26 #6BBC26 #26B6BC #7726BC

square

#BC2C26 #6BBC26 #26B6BC #7726BC

split-complementary

#BC2C26 #26BC77 #266BBC

monochromatic

#561411 #89201C #BC2C26 #DA4C46 #E47D79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#BC2C26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#BC2C26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2C26

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2C26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2C26	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595024

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2c26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 44, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.182 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7161',
    500: '#bc2c26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2c26;
$custom-light: #da7161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2c26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.4,
    "s": 66.372,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52341,
    "c": 0.18154,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2C26

secondary

#72C8CC

accent

#E2E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2C26

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

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