#BD222B#BD222B

#BD222B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.189 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD222B
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 77.2%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.44, 59.40, 35.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.44, 69.26, 30.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.82% 0.172 0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(51.82% 0.189 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.9970, 12.1409, 3.4702)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD222B #22BDB4

analogous

#BD2278 #BD222B #BD6622

triadic

#BD222B #2BBD22 #222BBD

tetradic

#BD222B #78BD22 #22BDB4 #6622BD

square

#BD222B #78BD22 #22BDB4 #6622BD

split-complementary

#BD222B #22BD66 #2278BD

monochromatic

#550F13 #89191F #BD222B #DD4049 #E6737A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#BD222B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BD222B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD222B

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD222B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD222B	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)

#544D2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd222b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.189 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e65',
    500: '#bd222b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd222b;
$custom-light: #da6e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd222b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.516,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51821,
    "c": 0.18904,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD222B

secondary

#6ECDC7

accent

#ECE23B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD222B

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

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