#BD242C#BD242C

#BD242C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.188 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD242C
RGB	rgb(189, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 76.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 58.91, 35.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 68.65, 30.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% 0.1706 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.188 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0744, 12.2660, 3.5877)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD242C #24BDB5

analogous

#BD2479 #BD242C #BD6924

triadic

#BD242C #2CBD24 #242CBD

tetradic

#BD242C #79BD24 #24BDB5 #6924BD

square

#BD242C #79BD24 #24BDB5 #6924BD

split-complementary

#BD242C #24BD69 #2479BD

monochromatic

#561014 #8A1A20 #BD242C #DB434B #E5767C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BD242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BD242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD242C

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD242C	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.188 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f65',
    500: '#bd242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd242c;
$custom-light: #da6f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.863,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5197,
    "c": 0.18762,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD242C

secondary

#70CCC8

accent

#EBE23D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD242C

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

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