#BD2427#BD2427

#BD2427 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2427
RGB	rgb(189, 36, 39)
HSL	hsl(359, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 79.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 58.74, 38.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 69.99, 32.94°)
OKLab	oklab(51.91% 0.169 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(51.91% 0.188 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9861, 12.2306, 3.1222)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2427 #24BDBA

analogous

#BD2473 #BD2427 #BD6E24

triadic

#BD2427 #27BD24 #2427BD

tetradic

#BD2427 #73BD24 #24BDBA #6E24BD

square

#BD2427 #73BD24 #24BDBA #6E24BD

split-complementary

#BD2427 #24BD6E #2473BD

monochromatic

#561012 #8A1A1C #BD2427 #DB4346 #E57679

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BD2427 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BD2427 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2427

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2427	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2427	1.00	6.10	3.45	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2427;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 36, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6e62',
    500: '#bd2427',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2427;
$custom-light: #db6e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2427",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.824,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51911,
    "c": 0.18813,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2427

secondary

#70CCCB

accent

#EBE73D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2427

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

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