#BD2222#BD2222

#BD2222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.190 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2222
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 82%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, 59.11, 40.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 71.71, 34.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.72% 0.1692 0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(51.72% 0.19 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8498, 12.0820, 2.6947)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2222 #22BDBD

analogous

#BD226F #BD2222 #BD6F22

triadic

#BD2222 #22BD22 #2222BD

tetradic

#BD2222 #6FBD22 #22BDBD #6F22BD

square

#BD2222 #6FBD22 #22BDBD #6F22BD

split-complementary

#BD2222 #22BD6F #226FBD

monochromatic

#550F0F #891919 #BD2222 #DD4040 #E67373

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BD2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BD2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2222

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2222	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)

#554C20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.190 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e5e',
    500: '#bd2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2222;
$custom-light: #db6e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51722,
    "c": 0.18998,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2222

secondary

#6ECDCD

accent

#ECEC3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2222

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

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