#BC2E2B#BC2E2B

#BC2E2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.179 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2E2B
RGB	rgb(188, 46, 43)
HSL	hsl(1, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 77.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 55.58, 36.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 66.60, 33.44°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% 0.16 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.179 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1547, 12.8232, 3.5936)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2E2B #2BB9BC

analogous

#BC2B71 #BC2E2B #BC762B

triadic

#BC2E2B #2BBC2E #2E2BBC

tetradic

#BC2E2B #71BC2B #2BB9BC #762BBC

square

#BC2E2B #71BC2B #2BB9BC #762BBC

split-complementary

#BC2E2B #2BBC76 #2B71BC

monochromatic

#581614 #8A2220 #BC2E2B #D6514E #E28280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#BC2E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BC2E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2E2B

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2E2B	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 46, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.179 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97265',
    500: '#bc2e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2e2b;
$custom-light: #d97265;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.241,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52571,
    "c": 0.17932,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2E2B

secondary

#78C9CB

accent

#E2E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2E2B

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

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