#BD2523#BD2523

#BD2523 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2523
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 81.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 58.34, 40.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 70.93, 34.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% 0.1669 0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.188 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.9539, 12.2669, 2.8016)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2523 #23BBBD

analogous

#BD236E #BD2523 #BD7223

triadic

#BD2523 #23BD25 #2523BD

tetradic

#BD2523 #6EBD23 #23BBBD #7223BD

square

#BD2523 #6EBD23 #23BBBD #7223BD

split-complementary

#BD2523 #23BD72 #236EBD

monochromatic

#561110 #891B19 #BD2523 #DC4341 #E57675

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BD2523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BD2523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2523

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2523	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)

#564D20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f5f',
    500: '#bd2523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2523;
$custom-light: #db6f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.779,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51941,
    "c": 0.1879,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2523

secondary

#6FCBCD

accent

#E9EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2523

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

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