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#bc2f21

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

RGB
188, 47, 33
HSL
5°, 70%, 43%
CMYK
0, 75, 82, 26
Luminance
0.1283

Every format

HEX#bc2f21
RGBrgb(188, 47, 33)
HSLhsl(5, 70%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 82%, 26%)
LABlab(42.5 54.9 42.2)
LCHlch(42.5 69.2 37.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.526 0.180 29.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc2f21;
background-color: #bc2f21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc2f21] bg-[#bc2f21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc2f21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.184, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc2f21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc2f21 on white: 5.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc2f21 on black: 3.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green18.4%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta75.0%
Yellow82.4%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc2f21 text on a black background

contrast 3.57:1

Card sample

#bc2f21 text on a white background

contrast 5.89:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc2f21;
Background color
Panel with #bc2f21 background
background-color: #bc2f21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc2f21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 47, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 47, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc2f21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2f21, #BC9621);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc2f21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc2f21 in the Color Lab