#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
RGBrgb(188, 47, 50)
HSLhsl(359, 60%, 46%)
HSVhsv(359, 75%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 73.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(42.70, 55.52, 32.88)
CIE-LCHlch(42.70, 64.53, 30.63°)
OKLaboklab(52.75% 0.1613 0.0744)
OKLCHoklch(52.75% 0.178 24.8)
XYZxyz(22.3338, 12.9581, 4.3422)
Luminance0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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
##BC2F321.005.853.595.85
#FFFFFF5.851.0021.001.00
#0000003.5921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.851.0021.001.00

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

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#BC2F32 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva