#BD223E#BD223E
#BD223E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.188 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD223E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 34, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 82%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82%, 67.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.71, 60.23, 24.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.71, 65.00, 22.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.11% 0.1789 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.11% 0.188 17.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4303, 12.3142, 5.7523) |
| Luminance | 0.1231 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.95
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 2.30
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.44
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.77
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.14
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD223E #22BDA1
analogous
#BD228B #BD223E #BD5322
triadic
#BD223E #3EBD22 #223EBD
tetradic
#BD223E #8BBD22 #22BDA1 #5322BD
square
#BD223E #8BBD22 #22BDA1 #5322BD
split-complementary
#BD223E #22BD53 #228BBD
monochromatic
#550F1C #89192D #BD223E #DD405C #E67388
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.07
#BD223E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.46
#BD223E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD223E
6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD223E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD223E | 1.00 | 6.07 | 3.46 | 6.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524E3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796E39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd223e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 34, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.188 17.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d96e73',
500: '#bd223e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd223e; $custom-light: #d96e73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd223e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 34,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.161,
"s": 69.507,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52109,
"c": 0.18794,
"h": 17.9
},
"luminance": 0.12311
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD223E
secondary
#6ECDBC
accent
#ECCC3B
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160808
muted
#847B7B