#BC2F2D#BC2F2D
#BC2F2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.178 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2F2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 47, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 76.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.64, 55.32, 35.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.64, 65.85, 32.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.68% 0.1596 0.0794) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.68% 0.178 26.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2318, 12.9173, 3.8048) |
| Luminance | 0.1291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.24
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.90
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.03
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.70
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.98
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2F2D #2DBABC
analogous
#BC2D72 #BC2F2D #BC762D
triadic
#BC2F2D #2DBC2F #2F2DBC
tetradic
#BC2F2D #72BC2D #2DBABC #762DBC
square
#BC2F2D #72BC2D #2DBABC #762DBC
split-complementary
#BC2F2D #2DBC76 #2D72BC
monochromatic
#591615 #8B2321 #BC2F2D #D55351 #E18482
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#BC2F2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#BC2F2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2F2D
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2F2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2F2D | 1.00 | 5.86 | 3.58 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A512B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7027
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF0030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2f2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 47, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.178 26.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97366',
500: '#bc2f2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2f2d; $custom-light: #d97366; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2f2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 47,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.839,
"s": 61.373,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52684,
"c": 0.17824,
"h": 26.4
},
"luminance": 0.12914
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2F2D
secondary
#7BC9CA
accent
#E2E443
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A