#BC2F3B#BC2F3B
#BC2F3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.177 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC2F3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 47, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 60%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 75%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 68.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.83, 55.95, 27.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.83, 62.41, 26.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.89% 0.1646 0.0645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.89% 0.177 21.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5475, 13.0436, 5.4672) |
| Luminance | 0.1304 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.06
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.97
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.43
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.61
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.65
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC2F3B #2FBCB0
analogous
#BC2F81 #BC2F3B #BC692F
triadic
#BC2F3B #3BBC2F #2F3BBC
tetradic
#BC2F3B #81BC2F #2FBCB0 #692FBC
square
#BC2F3B #81BC2F #2FBCB0 #692FBC
split-complementary
#BC2F3B #2FBC69 #2F81BC
monochromatic
#5A171C #8B232C #BC2F3B #D4545F #E0858D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.82
#BC2F3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#BC2F3B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC2F3B
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC2F3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC2F3B | 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)
#58523A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7037
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF0035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc2f3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 47, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.177 21.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87371',
500: '#bc2f3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc2f3b; $custom-light: #d87371; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc2f3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 47,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.894,
"s": 60,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52887,
"c": 0.17682,
"h": 21.4
},
"luminance": 0.1304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC2F3B
secondary
#7DCAC3
accent
#E3D645
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A