#BC2F3A#BC2F3A
#BC2F3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.177 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2F3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 47, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 60%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 75%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 69.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.81, 55.90, 28.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.81, 62.62, 26.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.87% 0.1643 0.0657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.87% 0.177 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5218, 13.0333, 5.3320) |
| Luminance | 0.1303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.21
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.85
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.40
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.59
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.53
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2F3A #2FBCB1
analogous
#BC2F80 #BC2F3A #BC6A2F
triadic
#BC2F3A #3ABC2F #2F3ABC
tetradic
#BC2F3A #80BC2F #2FBCB1 #6A2FBC
square
#BC2F3A #80BC2F #2FBCB1 #6A2FBC
split-complementary
#BC2F3A #2FBC6A #2F80BC
monochromatic
#5A171C #8B232B #BC2F3A #D4545E #E0858C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.82
#BC2F3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#BC2F3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2F3A
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2F3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2F3A | 1.00 | 5.82 | 3.61 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#585239
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7036
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF0034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2f3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 47, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.177 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87370',
500: '#bc2f3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2f3a; $custom-light: #d87370; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2f3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 47,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.319,
"s": 60,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5287,
"c": 0.17689,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.1303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2F3A
secondary
#7DCAC4
accent
#E3D745
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A