#BD252F#BD252F

#BD252F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.187 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD252F
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 47)
HSL	hsl(356, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 75.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 58.75, 33.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 67.70, 29.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.08% 0.1708 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(52.08% 0.187 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1636, 12.3507, 3.9057)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD252F #25BDB3

analogous

#BD257B #BD252F #BD6725

triadic

#BD252F #2FBD25 #252FBD

tetradic

#BD252F #7BBD25 #25BDB3 #6725BD

square

#BD252F #7BBD25 #25BDB3 #6725BD

split-complementary

#BD252F #25BD67 #257BBD

monochromatic

#571116 #8A1B22 #BD252F #DB454F #E5787F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#BD252F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BD252F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD252F

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD252F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD252F	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554E2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd252f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.187 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f68',
    500: '#bd252f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd252f;
$custom-light: #da6f68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd252f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.053,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5208,
    "c": 0.18664,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD252F

secondary

#72CCC6

accent

#EADF3E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD252F

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

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