#BD252D#BD252D

#BD252D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.187 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD252D
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(357, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 76.2%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, 58.68, 34.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 68.21, 30.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.05% 0.1701 0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(52.05% 0.187 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1241, 12.3350, 3.6981)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD252D #25BDB5

analogous

#BD2579 #BD252D #BD6925

triadic

#BD252D #2DBD25 #252DBD

tetradic

#BD252D #79BD25 #25BDB5 #6925BD

square

#BD252D #79BD25 #25BDB5 #6925BD

split-complementary

#BD252D #25BD69 #2579BD

monochromatic

#571115 #8A1B21 #BD252D #DB454D #E5787E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#BD252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BD252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD252D

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD252D	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554E2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.187 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f66',
    500: '#bd252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd252d;
$custom-light: #da6f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.842,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52054,
    "c": 0.18684,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD252D

secondary

#72CCC7

accent

#EAE13E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD252D

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

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