#BD2238#BD2238

#BD2238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.188 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2238
RGB	rgb(189, 34, 56)
HSL	hsl(351, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82%, 70.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, 59.93, 28.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 66.17, 25.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% 0.1766 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.188 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2747, 12.2519, 4.9326)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2238 #22BDA7

analogous

#BD2285 #BD2238 #BD5922

triadic

#BD2238 #38BD22 #2238BD

tetradic

#BD2238 #85BD22 #22BDA7 #5922BD

square

#BD2238 #85BD22 #22BDA7 #5922BD

split-complementary

#BD2238 #22BD59 #2285BD

monochromatic

#550F19 #891929 #BD2238 #DD4056 #E67384

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BD2238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BD2238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2238

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2238	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)

#534D37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.188 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e6e',
    500: '#bd2238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2238;
$custom-light: #da6e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.484,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52006,
    "c": 0.1881,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2238

secondary

#6ECDBF

accent

#ECD33B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2238

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

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