#BD2531#BD2531

#BD2531 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.186 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2531
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 49)
HSL	hsl(355, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(355, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 74.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, 58.83, 32.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 67.21, 28.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% 0.1715 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.186 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2048, 12.3672, 4.1231)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2531 #25BDB1

analogous

#BD257D #BD2531 #BD6525

triadic

#BD2531 #31BD25 #2531BD

tetradic

#BD2531 #7DBD25 #25BDB1 #6525BD

square

#BD2531 #7DBD25 #25BDB1 #6525BD

split-complementary

#BD2531 #25BD65 #257DBD

monochromatic

#571116 #8A1B24 #BD2531 #DB4551 #E57880

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#BD2531 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BD2531 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2531

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2531	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2531	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)

#554E30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2531;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.186 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da6f69',
    500: '#bd2531',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2531;
$custom-light: #da6f69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2531",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.263,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52107,
    "c": 0.18647,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2531

secondary

#72CCC5

accent

#EADD3E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2531

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

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