#BD2426#BD2426
#BD2426 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD2426 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 36, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 68%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 79.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.57, 58.71, 38.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.57, 70.27, 33.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.9% 0.1687 0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.9% 0.188 26.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9697, 12.2241, 3.0361) |
| Luminance | 0.1222 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.31
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 2.54
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.81
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.92
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.31
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD2426 #24BDBB
analogous
#BD2473 #BD2426 #BD6F24
triadic
#BD2426 #26BD24 #2426BD
tetradic
#BD2426 #73BD24 #24BDBB #6F24BD
square
#BD2426 #73BD24 #24BDBB #6F24BD
split-complementary
#BD2426 #24BD6F #2473BD
monochromatic
#561011 #8A1A1C #BD2426 #DB4345 #E57678
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.10
#BD2426 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.44
#BD2426 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD2426
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD2426 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD2426 | 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)
#564D24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E1F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D00027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd2426; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 36, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 26.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db6e61',
500: '#bd2426',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd2426; $custom-light: #db6e61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd2426",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 36,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.216,
"s": 68,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51901,
"c": 0.18825,
"h": 26.3
},
"luminance": 0.12221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD2426
secondary
#70CCCB
accent
#EBE93D
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDEA
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170805
muted
#857B79