#BD2223#BD2223

#BD2223 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.190 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2223
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 35)
HSL	hsl(360, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(360, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 81.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.36, 59.14, 40.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.36, 71.43, 34.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.73% 0.1695 0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(51.73% 0.19 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8644, 12.0878, 2.7717)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2223 #22BDBC

analogous

#BD2270 #BD2223 #BD6E22

triadic

#BD2223 #23BD22 #2223BD

tetradic

#BD2223 #70BD22 #22BDBC #6E22BD

square

#BD2223 #70BD22 #22BDBC #6E22BD

split-complementary

#BD2223 #22BD6E #2270BD

monochromatic

#550F10 #891919 #BD2223 #DD4041 #E67374

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#BD2223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BD2223 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2223

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2223	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)

#554C21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.190 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e5f',
    500: '#bd2223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2223;
$custom-light: #db6e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.613,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51732,
    "c": 0.18986,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2223

secondary

#6ECDCC

accent

#ECEB3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2223

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

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