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#bc2d2d

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

RGB
188, 45, 45
HSL
0°, 61%, 46%
CMYK
0, 76, 76, 26
Luminance
0.1276

Every format

HEX#bc2d2d
RGBrgb(188, 45, 45)
HSLhsl(0, 61%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 76%, 26%)
LABlab(42.4 56.0 35.5)
LCHlch(42.4 66.3 32.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.525 0.180 26.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc2d2d;
background-color: #bc2d2d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc2d2d] bg-[#bc2d2d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc2d2d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.176, blue: 0.176)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc2d2d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc2d2d on white: 5.91:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc2d2d on black: 3.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green17.6%
Blue17.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta76.1%
Yellow76.1%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc2d2d text on a black background

contrast 3.55:1

Card sample

#bc2d2d text on a white background

contrast 5.91:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc2d2d;
Background color
Panel with #bc2d2d background
background-color: #bc2d2d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc2d2d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 45, 45, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 45, 45, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc2d2d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2d2d, #BC8C2D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc2d2d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc2d2d in the Color Lab