#BC2F2B#BC2F2B

#BC2F2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.178 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2F2B
RGB	rgb(188, 47, 43)
HSL	hsl(2, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 77.1%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.62, 55.24, 36.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.62, 66.39, 33.69°)
OKLab	oklab(52.66% 0.1589 0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(52.66% 0.179 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.1942, 12.9023, 3.6068)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2F2B #2BB8BC

analogous

#BC2B70 #BC2F2B #BC772B

triadic

#BC2F2B #2BBC2F #2F2BBC

tetradic

#BC2F2B #70BC2B #2BB8BC #772BBC

square

#BC2F2B #70BC2B #2BB8BC #772BBC

split-complementary

#BC2F2B #2BBC77 #2B70BC

monochromatic

#581614 #8A2320 #BC2F2B #D6524E #E28280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#BC2F2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#BC2F2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2F2B

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2F2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2F2B	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7025

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2f2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 47, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.178 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97365',
    500: '#bc2f2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2f2b;
$custom-light: #d97365;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2f2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.655,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5266,
    "c": 0.1785,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2F2B

secondary

#78C8CB

accent

#E1E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2F2B

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

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