#BD2020#BD2020

#BD2020 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.191 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2020
RGB	rgb(189, 32, 32)
HSL	hsl(0, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.1%, 83.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.15, 59.56, 41.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.15, 72.58, 34.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% 0.1702 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.191 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7662, 11.9597, 2.5286)
Luminance	0.1196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2020 #20BDBD

analogous

#BD206E #BD2020 #BD6E20

triadic

#BD2020 #20BD20 #2020BD

tetradic

#BD2020 #6EBD20 #20BDBD #6E20BD

square

#BD2020 #6EBD20 #20BDBD #6E20BD

split-complementary

#BD2020 #20BD6E #206EBD

monochromatic

#540E0E #891717 #BD2020 #DE3C3C #E77171

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#BD2020 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#BD2020 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2020

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2020	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2020	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544B1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2020;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 32, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.191 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6d5d',
    500: '#bd2020',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2020;
$custom-light: #db6d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2020",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51573,
    "c": 0.19142,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2020

secondary

#6BCDCD

accent

#EEEE3A

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2020

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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