#BC2F32#BC2F32

#BC2F32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.178 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2F32
RGB	rgb(188, 47, 50)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 73.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 55.52, 32.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 64.53, 30.63°)
OKLab	oklab(52.75% 0.1613 0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(52.75% 0.178 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.3338, 12.9581, 4.3422)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2F32 #2FBCB9

analogous

#BC2F78 #BC2F32 #BC722F

triadic

#BC2F32 #32BC2F #2F32BC

tetradic

#BC2F32 #78BC2F #2FBCB9 #722FBC

square

#BC2F32 #78BC2F #2FBCB9 #722FBC

split-complementary

#BC2F32 #2FBC72 #2F78BC

monochromatic

#5A1718 #8B2325 #BC2F32 #D45457 #E08587

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#BC2F32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#BC2F32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2F32

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2F32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2F32	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595131

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2f32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 47, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.178 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9736a',
    500: '#bc2f32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2f32;
$custom-light: #d9736a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2f32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.723,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5275,
    "c": 0.17765,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2F32

secondary

#7DCAC8

accent

#E3E045

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2F32

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

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