#BD222C#BD222C

#BD222C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.189 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD222C
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 76.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 59.43, 35.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 69.00, 30.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.1723 0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.189 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0156, 12.1483, 3.5680)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD222C #22BDB3

analogous

#BD2279 #BD222C #BD6522

triadic

#BD222C #2CBD22 #222CBD

tetradic

#BD222C #79BD22 #22BDB3 #6522BD

square

#BD222C #79BD22 #22BDB3 #6522BD

split-complementary

#BD222C #22BD65 #2279BD

monochromatic

#550F14 #891920 #BD222C #DD404A #E6737B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#BD222C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BD222C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD222C

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD222C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD222C	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd222c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.189 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e65',
    500: '#bd222c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd222c;
$custom-light: #da6e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd222c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.129,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51833,
    "c": 0.18895,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD222C

secondary

#6ECDC7

accent

#ECE13B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD222C

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

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