#BD2526#BD2526

#BD2526 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.188 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2526
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 38)
HSL	hsl(360, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(360, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 79.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 58.44, 38.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 70.09, 33.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% 0.1678 0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.188 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0004, 12.2855, 3.0463)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2526 #25BDBC

analogous

#BD2572 #BD2526 #BD7025

triadic

#BD2526 #26BD25 #2526BD

tetradic

#BD2526 #72BD25 #25BDBC #7025BD

square

#BD2526 #72BD25 #25BDBC #7025BD

split-complementary

#BD2526 #25BD70 #2572BD

monochromatic

#571111 #8A1B1C #BD2526 #DB4546 #E57879

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BD2526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BD2526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2526

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2526	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)

#564D24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.188 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f61',
    500: '#bd2526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2526;
$custom-light: #db6f61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.605,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51972,
    "c": 0.18757,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2526

secondary

#72CCCC

accent

#EAE93E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2526

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

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