#BC2F2E#BC2F2E
#BC2F2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.178 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2F2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 47, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 75.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.65, 55.36, 35.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.65, 65.58, 32.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.7% 0.1599 0.0784) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.7% 0.178 26.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2513, 12.9251, 3.9074) |
| Luminance | 0.1292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.34
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.70
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.16
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.58
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.89
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2F2E #2EBBBC
analogous
#BC2E74 #BC2F2E #BC762E
triadic
#BC2F2E #2EBC2F #2F2EBC
tetradic
#BC2F2E #74BC2E #2EBBBC #762EBC
square
#BC2F2E #74BC2E #2EBBBC #762EBC
split-complementary
#BC2F2E #2EBC76 #2E74BC
monochromatic
#5A1616 #8B2322 #BC2F2E #D55352 #E18484
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#BC2F2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#BC2F2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2F2E
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2F2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2F2E | 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)
#59512C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7029
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF0031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2f2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 47, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.178 26.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97367',
500: '#bc2f2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2f2e; $custom-light: #d97367; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2f2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 47,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.423,
"s": 60.684,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52697,
"c": 0.17812,
"h": 26.1
},
"luminance": 0.12922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2F2E
secondary
#7CC9CA
accent
#E3E444
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A