#BC2C2C#BC2C2C

#BC2C2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.181 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2C2C
RGB	rgb(188, 44, 44)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 76.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 56.26, 35.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 66.74, 32.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.41% 0.1624 0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(52.41% 0.181 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.0970, 12.6781, 3.6660)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2C2C #2CBCBC

analogous

#BC2C74 #BC2C2C #BC742C

triadic

#BC2C2C #2CBC2C #2C2CBC

tetradic

#BC2C2C #74BC2C #2CBCBC #742CBC

square

#BC2C2C #74BC2C #2CBCBC #742CBC

split-complementary

#BC2C2C #2CBC74 #2C74BC

monochromatic

#591515 #8A2020 #BC2C2C #D64F4F #E18181

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#BC2C2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#BC2C2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2C2C

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2C2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2C2C	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58502A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2c2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 44, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.181 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97266',
    500: '#bc2c2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2c2c;
$custom-light: #d97266;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2c2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52409,
    "c": 0.18078,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2C2C

secondary

#79CACA

accent

#E5E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2C2C

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

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