#BD2232#BD2232

#BD2232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2232
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 50)
HSL	hsl(354, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(354, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 73.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, 59.67, 31.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 67.51, 27.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.91% 0.1744 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(51.91% 0.188 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.1366, 12.1967, 4.2056)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2232 #22BDAD

analogous

#BD227F #BD2232 #BD5F22

triadic

#BD2232 #32BD22 #2232BD

tetradic

#BD2232 #7FBD22 #22BDAD #5F22BD

square

#BD2232 #7FBD22 #22BDAD #5F22BD

split-complementary

#BD2232 #22BD5F #227FBD

monochromatic

#550F17 #891924 #BD2232 #DD4050 #E6737F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BD2232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BD2232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2232

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2232	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e6a',
    500: '#bd2232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2232;
$custom-light: #da6e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.806,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51914,
    "c": 0.18845,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2232

secondary

#6ECDC3

accent

#ECDA3B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2232

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

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