#BD2525#BD2525

#BD2525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.188 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2525
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 37)
HSL	hsl(0, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 80.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 58.40, 39.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 70.37, 33.91°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.1675 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.188 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9845, 12.2791, 2.9625)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2525 #25BDBD

analogous

#BD2571 #BD2525 #BD7125

triadic

#BD2525 #25BD25 #2525BD

tetradic

#BD2525 #71BD25 #25BDBD #7125BD

square

#BD2525 #71BD25 #25BDBD #7125BD

split-complementary

#BD2525 #25BD71 #2571BD

monochromatic

#571111 #8A1B1B #BD2525 #DB4545 #E57878

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BD2525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BD2525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2525

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2525	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.188 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f60',
    500: '#bd2525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2525;
$custom-light: #db6f60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51961,
    "c": 0.18768,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2525

secondary

#72CCCC

accent

#EAEA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2525

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

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