#BD2521#BD2521

#BD2521 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2521
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 33)
HSL	hsl(2, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 82.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, 58.29, 41.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 71.49, 35.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% 0.1664 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.188 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9251, 12.2553, 2.6496)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2521 #21B9BD

analogous

#BD216B #BD2521 #BD7321

triadic

#BD2521 #21BD25 #2521BD

tetradic

#BD2521 #6BBD21 #21B9BD #7321BD

square

#BD2521 #6BBD21 #21B9BD #7321BD

split-complementary

#BD2521 #21BD73 #216BBD

monochromatic

#55110F #891B18 #BD2521 #DD423E #E67572

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#BD2521 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BD2521 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2521

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2521	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2521	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)

#564D1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2521;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f5e',
    500: '#bd2521',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2521;
$custom-light: #db6f5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2521",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.538,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51922,
    "c": 0.18814,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2521

secondary

#6DCBCD

accent

#E8ED3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2521

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

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