#BD222A#BD222A

#BD222A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.189 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD222A
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 77.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.43, 59.36, 36.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.43, 69.53, 31.37°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.1716 0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.189 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9789, 12.1336, 3.3748)
Luminance	0.1213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD222A #22BDB5

analogous

#BD2277 #BD222A #BD6722

triadic

#BD222A #2ABD22 #222ABD

tetradic

#BD222A #77BD22 #22BDB5 #6722BD

square

#BD222A #77BD22 #22BDB5 #6722BD

split-complementary

#BD222A #22BD67 #2277BD

monochromatic

#550F13 #89191E #BD222A #DD4048 #E67379

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#BD222A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BD222A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD222A

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD222A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD222A	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd222a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.189 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e64',
    500: '#bd222a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd222a;
$custom-light: #db6e64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd222a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.903,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51809,
    "c": 0.18914,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD222A

secondary

#6ECDC8

accent

#ECE33B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD222A

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

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