#BC2C44#BC2C44

#BC2C44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.179 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2C44
RGB	rgb(188, 44, 68)
HSL	hsl(350, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(350, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 63.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 57.42, 21.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 61.45, 20.85°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% 0.1712 0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.179 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.6855, 12.9135, 6.7658)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2C44 #2CBCA4

analogous

#BC2C8C #BC2C44 #BC5C2C

triadic

#BC2C44 #44BC2C #2C44BC

tetradic

#BC2C44 #8CBC2C #2CBCA4 #5C2CBC

square

#BC2C44 #8CBC2C #2CBCA4 #5C2CBC

split-complementary

#BC2C44 #2CBC5C #2C8CBC

monochromatic

#591520 #8A2032 #BC2C44 #D64F66 #E18191

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#BC2C44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#BC2C44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2C44

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2C44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2C44	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555144

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7040

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2c44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 44, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.179 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87277',
    500: '#bc2c44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2c44;
$custom-light: #d87277;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2c44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5279,
    "c": 0.17912,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2C44

secondary

#79CABD

accent

#E5CA43

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2C44

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

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