#BD242A#BD242A

#BD242A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BD242A
RGBrgb(189, 36, 42)
HSLhsl(358, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(358, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 77.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LABlab(41.61, 58.84, 36.39)
CIE-LCHlch(41.61, 69.18, 31.73°)
OKLaboklab(51.95% 0.17 0.0799)
OKLCHoklch(51.95% 0.188 25.2)
XYZxyz(22.0377, 12.2513, 3.3944)
Luminance0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BD242A #24BDB7
analogous
#BD2477 #BD242A #BD6B24
triadic
#BD242A #2ABD24 #242ABD
tetradic
#BD242A #77BD24 #24BDB7 #6B24BD
square
#BD242A #77BD24 #24BDB7 #6B24BD
split-complementary
#BD242A #24BD6B #2477BD
monochromatic
#561013 #8A1A1F #BD242A #DB4349 #E5767B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09
#BD242A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45
#BD242A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD242A
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BD242A#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BD242A1.006.093.456.09
#FFFFFF6.091.0021.001.00
#0000003.4521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.091.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#554D28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D00028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bd242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f64',
    500: '#bd242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bd242a;
$custom-light: #da6f64;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bd242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.647,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51946,
    "c": 0.18782,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BD242A
secondary
#70CCC9
accent
#EBE43D
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170805
muted
#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD242A

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →

#BD242A Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva