#BD251E#BD251E

#BD251E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD251E
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 30)
HSL	hsl(3, 73%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(3, 84%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 84.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, 58.21, 42.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 72.33, 36.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1656 0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.188 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.8849, 12.2393, 2.4382)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD251E #1EB6BD

analogous

#BD1E66 #BD251E #BD751E

triadic

#BD251E #1EBD25 #251EBD

tetradic

#BD251E #66BD1E #1EB6BD #751EBD

square

#BD251E #66BD1E #1EB6BD #751EBD

split-complementary

#BD251E #1EBD75 #1E66BD

monochromatic

#53100D #881B16 #BD251E #E04039 #E8736D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BD251E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BD251E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD251E

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD251E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD251E	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)

#574D1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd251e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f5c',
    500: '#bd251e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd251e;
$custom-light: #db6f5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd251e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.642,
    "s": 72.603,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51895,
    "c": 0.18848,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD251E

secondary

#69CACE

accent

#E7EF38

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD251E

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

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