#BC2C2B#BC2C2B

#BC2C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.181 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2C2B
RGB	rgb(188, 44, 43)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 77.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.26, 56.23, 36.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.26, 67.01, 32.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.162 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.181 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0784, 12.6706, 3.5682)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2C2B #2BBBBC

analogous

#BC2B72 #BC2C2B #BC752B

triadic

#BC2C2B #2BBC2C #2C2BBC

tetradic

#BC2C2B #72BC2B #2BBBBC #752BBC

square

#BC2C2B #72BC2B #2BBBBC #752BBC

split-complementary

#BC2C2B #2BBC75 #2B72BC

monochromatic

#581514 #8A2020 #BC2C2B #D64F4E #E28080

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#BC2C2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#BC2C2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2C2B

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2C2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2C2B	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585029

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2c2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 44, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.181 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97165',
    500: '#bc2c2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2c2b;
$custom-light: #d97165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2c2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.414,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52397,
    "c": 0.18091,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2C2B

secondary

#78CACB

accent

#E5E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2C2B

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

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