#BC2D31#BC2D31

#BC2D31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.179 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2D31
RGB	rgb(188, 45, 49)
HSL	hsl(358, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 73.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 56.14, 33.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 65.21, 30.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% 0.1631 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.179 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.2344, 12.7934, 4.2038)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2D31 #2DBCB8

analogous

#BC2D78 #BC2D31 #BC712D

triadic

#BC2D31 #31BC2D #2D31BC

tetradic

#BC2D31 #78BC2D #2DBCB8 #712DBC

square

#BC2D31 #78BC2D #2DBCB8 #712DBC

split-complementary

#BC2D31 #2DBC71 #2D78BC

monochromatic

#591517 #8B2124 #BC2D31 #D55155 #E18285

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#BC2D31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BC2D31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2D31

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2D31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2D31	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585130

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2d31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 45, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.179 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97269',
    500: '#bc2d31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2d31;
$custom-light: #d97269;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2d31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.322,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5256,
    "c": 0.17941,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2D31

secondary

#7BCAC8

accent

#E4E043

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2D31

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

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