#BD2226#BD2226

#BD2226 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.190 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2226
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 38)
HSL	hsl(358, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 79.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.38, 59.23, 38.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.38, 70.60, 32.97°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% 0.1704 0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.19 26)
XYZ	xyz(21.9109, 12.1064, 3.0164)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2226 #22BDB9

analogous

#BD2273 #BD2226 #BD6B22

triadic

#BD2226 #26BD22 #2226BD

tetradic

#BD2226 #73BD22 #22BDB9 #6B22BD

square

#BD2226 #73BD22 #22BDB9 #6B22BD

split-complementary

#BD2226 #22BD6B #2273BD

monochromatic

#550F11 #89191C #BD2226 #DD4044 #E67376

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#BD2226 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BD2226 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2226

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2226	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2226	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)

#554C24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2226;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.190 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e61',
    500: '#bd2226',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2226;
$custom-light: #db6e61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2226",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.452,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51763,
    "c": 0.18954,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.12103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2226

secondary

#6ECDCA

accent

#ECE83B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2226

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

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