#BD242D#BD242D

#BD242D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.188 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD242D
RGB	rgb(189, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 76.2%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.65, 58.95, 34.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.65, 68.39, 30.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% 0.171 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.188 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.0935, 12.2736, 3.6879)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD242D #24BDB4

analogous

#BD2479 #BD242D #BD6824

triadic

#BD242D #2DBD24 #242DBD

tetradic

#BD242D #79BD24 #24BDB4 #6824BD

square

#BD242D #79BD24 #24BDB4 #6824BD

split-complementary

#BD242D #24BD68 #2479BD

monochromatic

#561015 #8A1A21 #BD242D #DB434C #E5767D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BD242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BD242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD242D

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD242D	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)

#554D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.188 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f66',
    500: '#bd242d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd242d;
$custom-light: #da6f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.471,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51983,
    "c": 0.18752,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD242D

secondary

#70CCC7

accent

#EBE13D

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD242D

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

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