#BC2D41#BC2D41

#BC2D41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.178 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2D41
RGB	rgb(188, 45, 65)
HSL	hsl(352, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(352, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 65.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, 56.93, 23.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 61.71, 22.69°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% 0.169 0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.178 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6340, 12.9532, 6.3084)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2D41 #2DBCA8

analogous

#BC2D88 #BC2D41 #BC602D

triadic

#BC2D41 #41BC2D #2D41BC

tetradic

#BC2D41 #88BC2D #2DBCA8 #602DBC

square

#BC2D41 #88BC2D #2DBCA8 #602DBC

split-complementary

#BC2D41 #2DBC60 #2D88BC

monochromatic

#59151F #8B2130 #BC2D41 #D55163 #E18290

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#BC2D41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#BC2D41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2D41

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2D41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2D41	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)

#565241

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A703D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2d41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 45, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.178 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87275',
    500: '#bc2d41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2d41;
$custom-light: #d87275;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2d41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.608,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52818,
    "c": 0.17829,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2D41

secondary

#7BCABF

accent

#E4CE43

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2D41

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

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