#BD252B#BD252B

#BD252B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.187 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD252B
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(358, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 77.2%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.72, 58.60, 35.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.72, 68.74, 31.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.1694 0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.187 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.0866, 12.3199, 3.5001)
Luminance	0.1232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD252B #25BDB7

analogous

#BD2577 #BD252B #BD6B25

triadic

#BD252B #2BBD25 #252BBD

tetradic

#BD252B #77BD25 #25BDB7 #6B25BD

square

#BD252B #77BD25 #25BDB7 #6B25BD

split-complementary

#BD252B #25BD6B #2577BD

monochromatic

#571114 #8A1B1F #BD252B #DB454B #E5787C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#BD252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BD252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD252B

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD252B	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.187 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f65',
    500: '#bd252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd252b;
$custom-light: #da6f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.632,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52029,
    "c": 0.18703,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD252B

secondary

#72CCC9

accent

#EAE33E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD252B

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

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