#BC2E2E#BC2E2E

#BC2E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.179 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2E2E
RGB	rgb(188, 46, 46)
HSL	hsl(0, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 75.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.53, 55.69, 35.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.53, 65.79, 32.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.61% 0.161 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(52.61% 0.179 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.2118, 12.8461, 3.8942)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2E2E #2EBCBC

analogous

#BC2E75 #BC2E2E #BC752E

triadic

#BC2E2E #2EBC2E #2E2EBC

tetradic

#BC2E2E #75BC2E #2EBCBC #752EBC

square

#BC2E2E #75BC2E #2EBCBC #752EBC

split-complementary

#BC2E2E #2EBC75 #2E75BC

monochromatic

#5A1616 #8B2222 #BC2E2E #D55252 #E18484

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#BC2E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#BC2E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2E2E

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2E2E	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59512C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7029

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 46, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.179 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97267',
    500: '#bc2e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2e2e;
$custom-light: #d97267;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 60.684,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52608,
    "c": 0.17894,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2E2E

secondary

#7CCACA

accent

#E4E444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2E2E

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

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