#BD2227#BD2227

#BD2227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.189 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2227
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 39)
HSL	hsl(358, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 79.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.40, 59.26, 37.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.40, 70.33, 32.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.77% 0.1707 0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(51.77% 0.189 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9272, 12.1129, 3.1026)
Luminance	0.1211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2227 #22BDB8

analogous

#BD2274 #BD2227 #BD6B22

triadic

#BD2227 #27BD22 #2227BD

tetradic

#BD2227 #74BD22 #22BDB8 #6B22BD

square

#BD2227 #74BD22 #22BDB8 #6B22BD

split-complementary

#BD2227 #22BD6B #2274BD

monochromatic

#550F12 #89191C #BD2227 #DD4045 #E67377

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#BD2227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BD2227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2227

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2227	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)

#554C25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.189 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e62',
    500: '#bd2227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2227;
$custom-light: #db6e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.065,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51774,
    "c": 0.18944,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2227

secondary

#6ECDCA

accent

#ECE73B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2227

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

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