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#bc2f49

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

RGB
188, 47, 73
HSL
349°, 60%, 46%
CMYK
0, 75, 61, 26
Luminance
0.1321

Every format

HEX#bc2f49
RGBrgb(188, 47, 73)
HSLhsl(349, 60%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 61%, 26%)
LABlab(43.1 56.8 19.4)
LCHlch(43.1 60.0 18.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.531 0.176 15.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc2f49;
background-color: #bc2f49;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc2f49] bg-[#bc2f49]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc2f49;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.184, blue: 0.286)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc2f49")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc2f49 on white: 5.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc2f49 on black: 3.64:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green18.4%
Blue28.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta75.0%
Yellow61.2%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc2f49 text on a black background

contrast 3.64:1

Card sample

#bc2f49 text on a white background

contrast 5.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc2f49;
Background color
Panel with #bc2f49 background
background-color: #bc2f49;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc2f49;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 47, 73, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 47, 73, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc2f49;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2f49, #BC732F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc2f49

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc2f49 in the Color Lab