#BD2429#BD2429

#BD2429 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2429
RGB	rgb(189, 36, 41)
HSL	hsl(358, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 78.3%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 58.81, 36.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 69.45, 32.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.93% 0.1696 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(51.93% 0.188 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0201, 12.2442, 3.3013)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2429 #24BDB8

analogous

#BD2476 #BD2429 #BD6C24

triadic

#BD2429 #29BD24 #2429BD

tetradic

#BD2429 #76BD24 #24BDB8 #6C24BD

square

#BD2429 #76BD24 #24BDB8 #6C24BD

split-complementary

#BD2429 #24BD6C #2476BD

monochromatic

#561013 #8A1A1E #BD2429 #DB4348 #E5767A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BD2429 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BD2429 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2429

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2429	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2429	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2429;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 36, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f63',
    500: '#bd2429',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2429;
$custom-light: #db6f63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2429",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.039,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51934,
    "c": 0.18792,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2429

secondary

#70CCC9

accent

#EBE53D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2429

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

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