#BC2D32#BC2D32

#BC2D32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.179 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2D32
RGB	rgb(188, 45, 50)
HSL	hsl(358, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 73.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.46, 56.18, 32.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.46, 64.96, 30.13°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% 0.1634 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.179 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.2557, 12.8019, 4.3161)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2D32 #2DBCB7

analogous

#BC2D79 #BC2D32 #BC6F2D

triadic

#BC2D32 #32BC2D #2D32BC

tetradic

#BC2D32 #79BC2D #2DBCB7 #6F2DBC

square

#BC2D32 #79BC2D #2DBCB7 #6F2DBC

split-complementary

#BC2D32 #2DBC6F #2D79BC

monochromatic

#591518 #8B2125 #BC2D32 #D55156 #E18286

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#BC2D32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BC2D32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2D32

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2D32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2D32	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)

#585131

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2d32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 45, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.179 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9726a',
    500: '#bc2d32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2d32;
$custom-light: #d9726a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2d32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.902,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52574,
    "c": 0.1793,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2D32

secondary

#7BCAC7

accent

#E4DF43

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2D32

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

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