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#bc2f2f

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

RGB
188, 47, 47
HSL
0°, 60%, 46%
CMYK
0, 75, 75, 26
Luminance
0.1293

Every format

HEX#bc2f2f
RGBrgb(188, 47, 47)
HSLhsl(0, 60%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 26%)
LABlab(42.7 55.4 34.6)
LCHlch(42.7 65.3 32.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.527 0.178 25.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc2f2f;
background-color: #bc2f2f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc2f2f] bg-[#bc2f2f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc2f2f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.184, blue: 0.184)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc2f2f")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc2f2f on white: 5.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc2f2f on black: 3.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green18.4%
Blue18.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta75.0%
Yellow75.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#bc2f2f text on a black background

contrast 3.59:1

Card sample

#bc2f2f text on a white background

contrast 5.86:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc2f2f;
Background color
Panel with #bc2f2f background
background-color: #bc2f2f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc2f2f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 47, 47, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 47, 47, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc2f2f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2f2f, #BC8D2F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc2f2f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc2f2f in the Color Lab