#BD2228#BD2228

#BD2228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.189 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2228
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(358, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 78.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.41, 59.30, 37.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.41, 70.06, 32.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% 0.171 0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.189 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9440, 12.1197, 3.1910)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2228 #22BDB7

analogous

#BD2275 #BD2228 #BD6922

triadic

#BD2228 #28BD22 #2228BD

tetradic

#BD2228 #75BD22 #22BDB7 #6922BD

square

#BD2228 #75BD22 #22BDB7 #6922BD

split-complementary

#BD2228 #22BD69 #2275BD

monochromatic

#550F12 #89191D #BD2228 #DD4046 #E67378

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#BD2228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#BD2228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2228

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2228	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.189 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e62',
    500: '#bd2228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2228;
$custom-light: #db6e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.677,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51785,
    "c": 0.18934,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2228

secondary

#6ECDC9

accent

#ECE53B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2228

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

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