#BD2225#BD2225

#BD2225 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.190 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2225
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 37)
HSL	hsl(359, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 80.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.37, 59.20, 38.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.37, 70.88, 33.36°)
OKLab	oklab(51.75% 0.1701 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(51.75% 0.19 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8949, 12.1000, 2.9326)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2225 #22BDBA

analogous

#BD2272 #BD2225 #BD6C22

triadic

#BD2225 #25BD22 #2225BD

tetradic

#BD2225 #72BD22 #22BDBA #6C22BD

square

#BD2225 #72BD22 #22BDBA #6C22BD

split-complementary

#BD2225 #22BD6C #2272BD

monochromatic

#550F11 #89191B #BD2225 #DD4043 #E67376

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#BD2225 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BD2225 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2225

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2225	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2225	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)

#554C23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2225;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.190 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e60',
    500: '#bd2225',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2225;
$custom-light: #db6e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2225",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.839,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51752,
    "c": 0.18965,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2225

secondary

#6ECDCB

accent

#ECE93B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2225

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

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