#BC2E31#BC2E31

#BC2E31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.179 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC2E31
RGBrgb(188, 46, 49)
HSLhsl(359, 61%, 46%)
HSVhsv(359, 76%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75.5%, 73.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(42.57, 55.81, 33.31)
CIE-LCHlch(42.57, 65.00, 30.83°)
OKLaboklab(52.65% 0.162 0.0751)
OKLCHoklch(52.65% 0.179 24.9)
XYZxyz(22.2730, 12.8706, 4.2166)
Luminance0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC2E31 #2EBCB9
analogous
#BC2E78 #BC2E31 #BC722E
triadic
#BC2E31 #31BC2E #2E31BC
tetradic
#BC2E31 #78BC2E #2EBCB9 #722EBC
square
#BC2E31 #78BC2E #2EBCB9 #722EBC
split-complementary
#BC2E31 #2EBC72 #2E78BC
monochromatic
#5A1617 #8B2224 #BC2E31 #D55255 #E18486

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88
#BC2E31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57
#BC2E31 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2E31
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC2E31#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC2E311.005.883.575.88
#FFFFFF5.881.0021.001.00
#0000003.5721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.881.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#595130
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C702C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF0031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc2e31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 46, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.179 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97269',
    500: '#bc2e31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc2e31;
$custom-light: #d97269;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc2e31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.732,
    "s": 60.684,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52647,
    "c": 0.17859,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC2E31
secondary
#7CCAC8
accent
#E4E044
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A

Preview Lab

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#BC2E31 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva