#BD2237#BD2237

#BD2237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.188 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2237
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 55)
HSL	hsl(352, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(352, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 70.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 59.89, 28.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 66.38, 25.55°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.1762 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.188 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.2505, 12.2422, 4.8051)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2237 #22BDA8

analogous

#BD2284 #BD2237 #BD5A22

triadic

#BD2237 #37BD22 #2237BD

tetradic

#BD2237 #84BD22 #22BDA8 #5A22BD

square

#BD2237 #84BD22 #22BDA8 #5A22BD

split-complementary

#BD2237 #22BD5A #2284BD

monochromatic

#550F19 #891928 #BD2237 #DD4055 #E67383

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BD2237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BD2237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2237

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2237	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.188 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e6d',
    500: '#bd2237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2237;
$custom-light: #da6e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.871,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5199,
    "c": 0.18815,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2237

secondary

#6ECDC0

accent

#ECD43B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2237

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

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