#BD2520#BD2520

#BD2520 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2520
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 83.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, 58.26, 41.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 71.77, 35.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.91% 0.1661 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(51.91% 0.188 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9113, 12.2498, 2.5770)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2520 #20B8BD

analogous

#BD2069 #BD2520 #BD7320

triadic

#BD2520 #20BD25 #2520BD

tetradic

#BD2520 #69BD20 #20B8BD #7320BD

square

#BD2520 #69BD20 #20B8BD #7320BD

split-complementary

#BD2520 #20BD73 #2069BD

monochromatic

#54110E #891B17 #BD2520 #DE413C #E77471

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BD2520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BD2520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2520

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2520	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)

#564D1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f5d',
    500: '#bd2520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2520;
$custom-light: #db6f5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.911,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51913,
    "c": 0.18825,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2520

secondary

#6BCACD

accent

#E8EE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2520

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

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