#BD2522#BD2522

#BD2522 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BD2522
RGBrgb(189, 37, 34)
HSLhsl(1, 70%, 44%)
HSVhsv(1, 82%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80.4%, 82%, 25.9%)
CIE-LABlab(41.63, 58.32, 40.86)
CIE-LCHlch(41.63, 71.21, 35.02°)
OKLaboklab(51.93% 0.1667 0.0871)
OKLCHoklch(51.93% 0.188 27.6)
XYZxyz(21.9393, 12.2610, 2.7245)
Luminance0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BD2522 #22BABD
analogous
#BD226C #BD2522 #BD7222
triadic
#BD2522 #22BD25 #2522BD
tetradic
#BD2522 #6CBD22 #22BABD #7222BD
square
#BD2522 #6CBD22 #22BABD #7222BD
split-complementary
#BD2522 #22BD72 #226CBD
monochromatic
#55110F #891B19 #BD2522 #DD4340 #E67673

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08
#BD2522 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45
#BD2522 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2522
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BD2522#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BD25221.006.083.456.08
#FFFFFF6.081.0021.001.00
#0000003.4521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.081.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#564D1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D10027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bd2522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 27.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f5e',
    500: '#bd2522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bd2522;
$custom-light: #db6f5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bd2522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.161,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51931,
    "c": 0.18802,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BD2522
secondary
#6ECBCD
accent
#E9EC3B
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170804
muted
#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2522

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#BD2522 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva