#BD2423#BD2423

#BD2423 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.189 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2423
RGB	rgb(189, 36, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 81.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 58.62, 40.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 71.10, 34.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% 0.1678 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.189 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9232, 12.2055, 2.7914)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2423 #23BCBD

analogous

#BD236F #BD2423 #BD7123

triadic

#BD2423 #23BD24 #2423BD

tetradic

#BD2423 #6FBD23 #23BCBD #7123BD

square

#BD2423 #6FBD23 #23BCBD #7123BD

split-complementary

#BD2423 #23BD71 #236FBD

monochromatic

#561010 #891A19 #BD2423 #DC4241 #E57675

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BD2423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BD2423 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2423

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2423	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)

#564D21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 36, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.189 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e5f',
    500: '#bd2423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2423;
$custom-light: #db6e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.39,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5187,
    "c": 0.18857,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2423

secondary

#6FCCCD

accent

#EAEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2423

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

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