#BD212C#BD212C
#BD212C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.190 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD212C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 33, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 83%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.5%, 76.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.36, 59.69, 34.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.36, 69.17, 30.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.77% 0.1731 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.77% 0.19 24.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9874, 12.0920, 3.5587) |
| Luminance | 0.1209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.01
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.13
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.69
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.01
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.05
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD212C #21BDB2
analogous
#BD217A #BD212C #BD6421
triadic
#BD212C #2CBD21 #212CBD
tetradic
#BD212C #7ABD21 #21BDB2 #6421BD
square
#BD212C #7ABD21 #21BDB2 #6421BD
split-complementary
#BD212C #21BD64 #217ABD
monochromatic
#550F14 #891820 #BD212C #DD3E49 #E6727A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.14
#BD212C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.42
#BD212C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD212C
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD212C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD212C | 1.00 | 6.14 | 3.42 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544C2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6D26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D00027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd212c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 33, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.190 24.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da6e65',
500: '#bd212c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd212c; $custom-light: #da6e65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd212c",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 33,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.769,
"s": 70.27,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51767,
"c": 0.1896,
"h": 24.1
},
"luminance": 0.12088
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD212C
secondary
#6DCDC6
accent
#EDE03B
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170805
muted
#857B7A