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#bc2c21

a dark, vivid red · warm · closest name: firebrick

RGB
188, 44, 33
HSL
4°, 70%, 43%
CMYK
0, 77, 82, 26
Luminance
0.1260

Every format

HEX#bc2c21
RGBrgb(188, 44, 33)
HSLhsl(4, 70%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 82%, 26%)
LABlab(42.2 55.9 41.8)
LCHlch(42.2 69.8 36.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.523 0.182 29.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc2c21;
background-color: #bc2c21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc2c21] bg-[#bc2c21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc2c21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.173, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc2c21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc2c21 on white: 5.97:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc2c21 on black: 3.52:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green17.3%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta76.6%
Yellow82.4%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc2c21 text on a black background

contrast 3.52:1

Card sample

#bc2c21 text on a white background

contrast 5.97:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc2c21;
Background color
Panel with #bc2c21 background
background-color: #bc2c21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc2c21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 44, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 44, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc2c21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2c21, #BC9321);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc2c21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc2c21 in the Color Lab