#BC2C46#BC2C46

#BC2C46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.179 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2C46
RGB	rgb(188, 44, 70)
HSL	hsl(349, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(349, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 62.8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 57.55, 20.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 61.15, 19.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.83% 0.172 0.05)
OKLCH	oklch(52.83% 0.179 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7476, 12.9383, 7.0927)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2C46 #2CBCA2

analogous

#BC2C8E #BC2C46 #BC5A2C

triadic

#BC2C46 #46BC2C #2C46BC

tetradic

#BC2C46 #8EBC2C #2CBCA2 #5A2CBC

square

#BC2C46 #8EBC2C #2CBCA2 #5A2CBC

split-complementary

#BC2C46 #2CBC5A #2C8EBC

monochromatic

#591521 #8A2034 #BC2C46 #D64F68 #E18192

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#BC2C46 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#BC2C46 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2C46

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2C46	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2C46	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555246

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797042

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2c46;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 44, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.179 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87279',
    500: '#bc2c46',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2c46;
$custom-light: #d87279;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2c46",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.167,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5283,
    "c": 0.17915,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2C46

secondary

#79CABC

accent

#E5C843

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2C46

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

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