#BD2122#BD2122

#BD2122 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.191 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2122
RGB	rgb(189, 33, 34)
HSL	hsl(360, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(360, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.5%, 82%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.26, 59.37, 40.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.26, 71.87, 34.30°)
OKLab	oklab(51.66% 0.17 0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(51.66% 0.191 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8216, 12.0256, 2.6853)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2122 #21BDBC

analogous

#BD2170 #BD2122 #BD6E21

triadic

#BD2122 #22BD21 #2122BD

tetradic

#BD2122 #70BD21 #21BDBC #6E21BD

square

#BD2122 #70BD21 #21BDBC #6E21BD

split-complementary

#BD2122 #21BD6E #2170BD

monochromatic

#550F0F #891819 #BD2122 #DD3E3F #E67273

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#BD2122 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#BD2122 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2122

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2122	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2122	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)

#554C20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2122;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 33, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.191 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6d5e',
    500: '#bd2122',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2122;
$custom-light: #db6d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2122",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.615,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51656,
    "c": 0.1906,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2122

secondary

#6DCDCD

accent

#EDEC3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2122

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

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