#BD221F#BD221F

#BD221F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.190 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD221F
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 31)
HSL	hsl(1, 72%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 84%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 83.6%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.32, 59.03, 42.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.32, 72.54, 35.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.1683 0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.19 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8084, 12.0654, 2.4766)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD221F #1FBABD

analogous

#BD1F6B #BD221F #BD711F

triadic

#BD221F #1FBD22 #221FBD

tetradic

#BD221F #6BBD1F #1FBABD #711FBD

square

#BD221F #6BBD1F #1FBABD #711FBD

split-complementary

#BD221F #1FBD71 #1F6BBD

monochromatic

#540F0E #881916 #BD221F #DF3E3A #E7716F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BD221F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#BD221F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD221F

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD221F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD221F	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)

#554C1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd221f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.190 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e5c',
    500: '#bd221f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd221f;
$custom-light: #db6e5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd221f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.139,
    "s": 71.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51695,
    "c": 0.1903,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD221F

secondary

#6ACCCE

accent

#EBEF39

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD221F

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

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