#BD212B#BD212B

#BD212B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.190 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD212B
RGB	rgb(189, 33, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.5%, 77.2%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, 59.65, 35.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 69.43, 30.78°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.1727 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.19 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9689, 12.0845, 3.4608)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD212B #21BDB3

analogous

#BD2179 #BD212B #BD6521

triadic

#BD212B #2BBD21 #212BBD

tetradic

#BD212B #79BD21 #21BDB3 #6521BD

square

#BD212B #79BD21 #21BDB3 #6521BD

split-complementary

#BD212B #21BD65 #2179BD

monochromatic

#550F13 #89181F #BD212B #DD3E48 #E67279

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BD212B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BD212B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD212B

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD212B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD212B	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd212b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 33, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.190 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e65',
    500: '#bd212b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd212b;
$custom-light: #da6e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd212b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.154,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51755,
    "c": 0.18968,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD212B

secondary

#6DCDC7

accent

#EDE23B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD212B

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

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