#BD252A#BD252A

#BD252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.187 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD252A
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 77.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.71, 58.57, 36.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.71, 69.00, 31.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% 0.1691 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.187 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0684, 12.3127, 3.4046)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD252A #25BDB8

analogous

#BD2576 #BD252A #BD6C25

triadic

#BD252A #2ABD25 #252ABD

tetradic

#BD252A #76BD25 #25BDB8 #6C25BD

square

#BD252A #76BD25 #25BDB8 #6C25BD

split-complementary

#BD252A #25BD6C #2576BD

monochromatic

#571113 #8A1B1F #BD252A #DB454A #E5787B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#BD252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BD252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD252A

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD252A	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)

#564D28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.187 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f64',
    500: '#bd252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd252a;
$custom-light: #da6f64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.026,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52017,
    "c": 0.18713,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD252A

secondary

#72CCC9

accent

#EAE43E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD252A

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

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