#BD212A#BD212A

#BD212A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.190 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD212A
RGB	rgb(189, 33, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.5%, 77.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, 59.62, 36.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 69.69, 31.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.74% 0.1724 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(51.74% 0.19 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9507, 12.0773, 3.3654)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD212A #21BDB4

analogous

#BD2178 #BD212A #BD6621

triadic

#BD212A #2ABD21 #212ABD

tetradic

#BD212A #78BD21 #21BDB4 #6621BD

square

#BD212A #78BD21 #21BDB4 #6621BD

split-complementary

#BD212A #21BD66 #2178BD

monochromatic

#550F13 #89181E #BD212A #DD3E47 #E67279

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BD212A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BD212A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD212A

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD212A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD212A	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd212a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 33, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.190 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e64',
    500: '#bd212a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd212a;
$custom-light: #db6e64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd212a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.538,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51743,
    "c": 0.18978,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD212A

secondary

#6DCDC8

accent

#EDE33B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD212A

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

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