#BD2323#BD2323

#BD2323 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.189 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2323
RGB	rgb(189, 35, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.5%, 81.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 58.88, 40.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 71.27, 34.28°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.1686 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.189 27)
XYZ	xyz(21.8934, 12.1458, 2.7814)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2323 #23BDBD

analogous

#BD2370 #BD2323 #BD7023

triadic

#BD2323 #23BD23 #2323BD

tetradic

#BD2323 #70BD23 #23BDBD #7023BD

square

#BD2323 #70BD23 #23BDBD #7023BD

split-complementary

#BD2323 #23BD70 #2370BD

monochromatic

#561010 #891919 #BD2323 #DC4141 #E57575

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#BD2323 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BD2323 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2323

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2323	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2323	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2323;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 35, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.189 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e5f',
    500: '#bd2323',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2323;
$custom-light: #db6e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2323",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.518,
    "c": 0.18923,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.12142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2323

secondary

#6FCDCD

accent

#ECEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2323

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

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