#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 37, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 82%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 82%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.63, 58.32, 40.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.63, 71.21, 35.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.93% 0.1667 0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.93% 0.188 27.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9393, 12.2610, 2.7245) |
| Luminance | 0.1226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 2.40
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.51
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.35
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.77
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.03
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.06
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD2522 | 1.00 | 6.08 | 3.45 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
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