#BD2127#BD2127

#BD2127 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.190 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2127
RGB	rgb(189, 33, 39)
HSL	hsl(358, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.5%, 79.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, 59.52, 37.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 70.49, 32.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% 0.1715 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.19 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8990, 12.0566, 3.0932)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2127 #21BDB7

analogous

#BD2175 #BD2127 #BD6921

triadic

#BD2127 #27BD21 #2127BD

tetradic

#BD2127 #75BD21 #21BDB7 #6921BD

square

#BD2127 #75BD21 #21BDB7 #6921BD

split-complementary

#BD2127 #21BD69 #2175BD

monochromatic

#550F11 #89181C #BD2127 #DD3E44 #E67276

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#BD2127 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BD2127 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2127

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2127	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2127	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2127;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 33, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.190 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6d62',
    500: '#bd2127',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2127;
$custom-light: #db6d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2127",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.692,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51708,
    "c": 0.19007,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2127

secondary

#6DCDC9

accent

#EDE63B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2127

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

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