#BD252C#BD252C

#BD252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.187 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD252C
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 76.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.73, 58.64, 35.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.73, 68.47, 31.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.04% 0.1698 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(52.04% 0.187 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1051, 12.3274, 3.5979)
Luminance	0.1232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD252C #25BDB6

analogous

#BD2578 #BD252C #BD6A25

triadic

#BD252C #2CBD25 #252CBD

tetradic

#BD252C #78BD25 #25BDB6 #6A25BD

square

#BD252C #78BD25 #25BDB6 #6A25BD

split-complementary

#BD252C #25BD6A #2578BD

monochromatic

#571114 #8A1B20 #BD252C #DB454C #E5787D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#BD252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BD252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD252C

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD252C	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)

#554E2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.187 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f65',
    500: '#bd252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd252c;
$custom-light: #da6f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.237,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52041,
    "c": 0.18693,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD252C

secondary

#72CCC8

accent

#EAE23E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD252C

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

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