#BC2E2D#BC2E2D

#BC2E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.179 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2E2D
RGB	rgb(188, 46, 45)
HSL	hsl(0, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 76.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 55.65, 35.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 66.06, 32.59°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% 0.1606 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.179 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1923, 12.8383, 3.7916)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2E2D #2DBBBC

analogous

#BC2D73 #BC2E2D #BC762D

triadic

#BC2E2D #2DBC2E #2E2DBC

tetradic

#BC2E2D #73BC2D #2DBBBC #762DBC

square

#BC2E2D #73BC2D #2DBBBC #762DBC

split-complementary

#BC2E2D #2DBC76 #2D73BC

monochromatic

#591615 #8B2221 #BC2E2D #D55251 #E18382

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#BC2E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#BC2E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2E2D

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2E2D	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59512B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 46, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.179 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97266',
    500: '#bc2e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2e2d;
$custom-light: #d97266;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.42,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52595,
    "c": 0.17906,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2E2D

secondary

#7BCACA

accent

#E3E443

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2E2D

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

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