#BD2421#BD2421

#BD2421 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.189 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2421
RGB	rgb(189, 36, 33)
HSL	hsl(1, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 82.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.52, 58.56, 41.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.52, 71.66, 35.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.85% 0.1672 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(51.85% 0.189 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8944, 12.1940, 2.6394)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2421 #21BABD

analogous

#BD216C #BD2421 #BD7221

triadic

#BD2421 #21BD24 #2421BD

tetradic

#BD2421 #6CBD21 #21BABD #7221BD

square

#BD2421 #6CBD21 #21BABD #7221BD

split-complementary

#BD2421 #21BD72 #216CBD

monochromatic

#55100F #891A18 #BD2421 #DD413E #E67472

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BD2421 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BD2421 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2421

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2421	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2421	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2421;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 36, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.189 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e5e',
    500: '#bd2421',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2421;
$custom-light: #db6e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2421",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.154,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51851,
    "c": 0.1888,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2421

secondary

#6DCBCD

accent

#EAED3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2421

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

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