#BD2524#BD2524

#BD2524 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.188 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2524
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 81%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.65, 58.37, 39.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.65, 70.65, 34.28°)
OKLab	oklab(51.95% 0.1672 0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(51.95% 0.188 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9690, 12.2729, 2.8809)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2524 #24BCBD

analogous

#BD2470 #BD2524 #BD7224

triadic

#BD2524 #24BD25 #2524BD

tetradic

#BD2524 #70BD24 #24BCBD #7224BD

square

#BD2524 #70BD24 #24BCBD #7224BD

split-complementary

#BD2524 #24BD72 #2470BD

monochromatic

#561110 #8A1B1A #BD2524 #DB4443 #E57776

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BD2524 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BD2524 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2524

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2524	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2524	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)

#564D22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2524;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.188 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f60',
    500: '#bd2524',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2524;
$custom-light: #db6f60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2524",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.392,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51951,
    "c": 0.1878,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2524

secondary

#70CCCC

accent

#EAEB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2524

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

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