#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 36, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 68%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 77.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.61, 58.84, 36.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.61, 69.18, 31.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.95% 0.17 0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.95% 0.188 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0377, 12.2513, 3.3944) |
| Luminance | 0.1225 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.69
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.19
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.93
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.54
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.64
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.68
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD242A | 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)
#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