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#bc2c49

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

RGB
188, 44, 73
HSL
348°, 62%, 46%
CMYK
0, 77, 61, 26
Luminance
0.1297

Every format

HEX#bc2c49
RGBrgb(188, 44, 73)
HSLhsl(348, 62%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 61%, 26%)
LABlab(42.7 57.7 18.9)
LCHlch(42.7 60.8 18.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.529 0.179 14.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc2c49;
background-color: #bc2c49;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc2c49] bg-[#bc2c49]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc2c49;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.173, blue: 0.286)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc2c49")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc2c49 on white: 5.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc2c49 on black: 3.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green17.3%
Blue28.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta76.6%
Yellow61.2%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc2c49 text on a black background

contrast 3.59:1

Card sample

#bc2c49 text on a white background

contrast 5.84:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc2c49;
Background color
Panel with #bc2c49 background
background-color: #bc2c49;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc2c49;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 44, 73, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 44, 73, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc2c49;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2c49, #BC6F2C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc2c49

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc2c49 in the Color Lab