#BC2F49#BC2F49

#BC2F49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.176 H 15.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2F49
RGB	rgb(188, 47, 73)
HSL	hsl(349, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(349, 75%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 61.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, 56.76, 19.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 59.97, 18.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.1701 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.177 15.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.9605, 13.2088, 7.6426)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2F49 #2FBCA2

analogous

#BC2F8F #BC2F49 #BC5B2F

triadic

#BC2F49 #49BC2F #2F49BC

tetradic

#BC2F49 #8FBC2F #2FBCA2 #5B2FBC

square

#BC2F49 #8FBC2F #2FBCA2 #5B2FBC

split-complementary

#BC2F49 #2FBC5B #2F8FBC

monochromatic

#5A1723 #8B2336 #BC2F49 #D4546C #E08596

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#BC2F49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#BC2F49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2F49

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2F49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2F49	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565349

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7045

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE003A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2f49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 47, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.176 15.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7737b',
    500: '#bc2f49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2f49;
$custom-light: #d7737b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2f49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.936,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5315,
    "c": 0.1765,
    "h": 15.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2F49

secondary

#7DCABC

accent

#E3C645

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2F49

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

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