#BD222F#BD222F
#BD222F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.189 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD222F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 34, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 82%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82%, 75.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.49, 59.55, 33.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.49, 68.24, 29.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.87% 0.1733 0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.87% 0.189 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0740, 12.1717, 3.8759) |
| Luminance | 0.1217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 2.49
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.31
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.55
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.74
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.32
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD222F #22BDB0
analogous
#BD227C #BD222F #BD6222
triadic
#BD222F #2FBD22 #222FBD
tetradic
#BD222F #7CBD22 #22BDB0 #6222BD
square
#BD222F #7CBD22 #22BDB0 #6222BD
split-complementary
#BD222F #22BD62 #227CBD
monochromatic
#550F15 #891922 #BD222F #DD404D #E6737D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.12
#BD222F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.43
#BD222F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD222F
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD222F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD222F | 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)
#544D2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6E29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D00029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd222f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.189 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da6e67',
500: '#bd222f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd222f; $custom-light: #da6e67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd222f",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 34,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.968,
"s": 69.507,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51872,
"c": 0.18869,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.12168
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD222F
secondary
#6ECDC5
accent
#ECDD3B
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170806
muted
#857B7A