#BD2121#BD2121

#BD2121 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 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2121
RGB	rgb(189, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.5%, 82.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.25, 59.34, 41.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.25, 72.14, 34.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.1697 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.191 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.8074, 12.0199, 2.6104)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2121 #21BDBD

analogous

#BD216F #BD2121 #BD6F21

triadic

#BD2121 #21BD21 #2121BD

tetradic

#BD2121 #6FBD21 #21BDBD #6F21BD

square

#BD2121 #6FBD21 #21BDBD #6F21BD

split-complementary

#BD2121 #21BD6F #216FBD

monochromatic

#550F0F #891818 #BD2121 #DD3E3E #E67272

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#BD2121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BD2121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2121

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2121	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)

#554C1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.191 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6d5e',
    500: '#bd2121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2121;
$custom-light: #db6d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51646,
    "c": 0.19071,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2121

secondary

#6DCDCD

accent

#EDED3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2121

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

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