#BD2527#BD2527

#BD2527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.187 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2527
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 39)
HSL	hsl(359, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 79.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, 58.47, 38.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 69.82, 33.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% 0.1682 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.187 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0167, 12.2920, 3.1324)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2527 #25BDBB

analogous

#BD2573 #BD2527 #BD6F25

triadic

#BD2527 #27BD25 #2527BD

tetradic

#BD2527 #73BD25 #25BDBB #6F25BD

square

#BD2527 #73BD25 #25BDBB #6F25BD

split-complementary

#BD2527 #25BD6F #2573BD

monochromatic

#571112 #8A1B1C #BD2527 #DB4547 #E57879

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#BD2527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BD2527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2527

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2527	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.187 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f62',
    500: '#bd2527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2527;
$custom-light: #db6f62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.211,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51983,
    "c": 0.18746,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2527

secondary

#72CCCB

accent

#EAE83E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2527

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

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