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#bc2f2d

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

RGB
188, 47, 45
HSL
1°, 61%, 46%
CMYK
0, 75, 76, 26
Luminance
0.1291

Every format

HEX#bc2f2d
RGBrgb(188, 47, 45)
HSLhsl(1, 61%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 76%, 26%)
LABlab(42.6 55.3 35.7)
LCHlch(42.6 65.8 32.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.527 0.178 26.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc2f2d;
background-color: #bc2f2d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc2f2d] bg-[#bc2f2d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc2f2d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.184, blue: 0.176)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc2f2d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc2f2d on white: 5.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc2f2d on black: 3.58:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green18.4%
Blue17.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta75.0%
Yellow76.1%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc2f2d text on a black background

contrast 3.58:1

Card sample

#bc2f2d text on a white background

contrast 5.86:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc2f2d;
Background color
Panel with #bc2f2d background
background-color: #bc2f2d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc2f2d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 47, 45, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 47, 45, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc2f2d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2f2d, #BC8E2D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc2f2d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc2f2d in the Color Lab