#BD2424#BD2424

#BD2424 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2424
RGB	rgb(189, 36, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 81%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 58.65, 39.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 70.82, 34.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.88% 0.1681 0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(51.88% 0.188 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9383, 12.2115, 2.8707)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2424 #24BDBD

analogous

#BD2471 #BD2424 #BD7124

triadic

#BD2424 #24BD24 #2424BD

tetradic

#BD2424 #71BD24 #24BDBD #7124BD

square

#BD2424 #71BD24 #24BDBD #7124BD

split-complementary

#BD2424 #24BD71 #2471BD

monochromatic

#561010 #8A1A1A #BD2424 #DB4343 #E57676

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BD2424 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BD2424 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2424

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2424	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2424	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)

#564D22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2424;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 36, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e60',
    500: '#bd2424',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2424;
$custom-light: #db6e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2424",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5188,
    "c": 0.18846,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2424

secondary

#70CCCC

accent

#EBEB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2424

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

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