#BD232C#BD232C

#BD232C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD232C
RGB	rgb(189, 35, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.5%, 76.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 59.18, 35.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 68.83, 30.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1715 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.188 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0446, 12.2063, 3.5777)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD232C #23BDB4

analogous

#BD2379 #BD232C #BD6723

triadic

#BD232C #2CBD23 #232CBD

tetradic

#BD232C #79BD23 #23BDB4 #6723BD

square

#BD232C #79BD23 #23BDB4 #6723BD

split-complementary

#BD232C #23BD67 #2379BD

monochromatic

#561014 #891920 #BD232C #DC414A #E5757C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BD232C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BD232C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD232C

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD232C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD232C	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd232c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 35, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6e65',
    500: '#bd232c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd232c;
$custom-light: #da6e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd232c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.494,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51901,
    "c": 0.18829,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD232C

secondary

#6FCDC7

accent

#ECE13C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD232C

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

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