#BD2028#BD2028

#BD2028 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.191 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2028
RGB	rgb(189, 32, 40)
HSL	hsl(357, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(357, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.1%, 78.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, 59.80, 37.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 70.39, 31.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1726 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.191 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8885, 12.0086, 3.1725)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2028 #20BDB5

analogous

#BD2076 #BD2028 #BD6720

triadic

#BD2028 #28BD20 #2028BD

tetradic

#BD2028 #76BD20 #20BDB5 #6720BD

square

#BD2028 #76BD20 #20BDB5 #6720BD

split-complementary

#BD2028 #20BD67 #2076BD

monochromatic

#540E12 #89171D #BD2028 #DE3C44 #E77177

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#BD2028 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BD2028 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2028

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2028	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2028	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2028;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 32, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.191 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6d62',
    500: '#bd2028',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2028;
$custom-light: #db6d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2028",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.943,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51655,
    "c": 0.1906,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2028

secondary

#6BCDC8

accent

#EEE53A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2028

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

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