#BD251F#BD251F
#BD251F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD251F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 37, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 72%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 84%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 83.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.60, 58.23, 42.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.60, 72.05, 36.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.9% 0.1658 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.9% 0.188 28.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8979, 12.2445, 2.5065) |
| Luminance | 0.1224 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 2.54
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.86
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.53
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.61
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.77
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD251F #1FB7BD
analogous
#BD1F68 #BD251F #BD741F
triadic
#BD251F #1FBD25 #251FBD
tetradic
#BD251F #68BD1F #1FB7BD #741FBD
square
#BD251F #68BD1F #1FB7BD #741FBD
split-complementary
#BD251F #1FBD74 #1F68BD
monochromatic
#54100E #881B16 #BD251F #DF413A #E7746F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.09
#BD251F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#BD251F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD251F
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD251F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD251F | 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)
#564D1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D10026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd251f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 28.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db6f5c',
500: '#bd251f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd251f; $custom-light: #db6f5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd251f",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 37,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.278,
"s": 71.818,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51904,
"c": 0.18836,
"h": 28.3
},
"luminance": 0.12241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD251F
secondary
#6ACACE
accent
#E8EF39
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170804
muted
#857B79