#BD253A#BD253A
#BD253A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.186 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD253A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 37, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 67%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 80%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 69.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.92, 59.24, 27.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.92, 65.18, 24.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.25% 0.1748 0.0633) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.25% 0.186 19.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4141, 12.4510, 5.2252) |
| Luminance | 0.1245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.22
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 2.55
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.32
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.54
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.44
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD253A #25BDA8
analogous
#BD2586 #BD253A #BD5C25
triadic
#BD253A #3ABD25 #253ABD
tetradic
#BD253A #86BD25 #25BDA8 #5C25BD
square
#BD253A #86BD25 #25BDA8 #5C25BD
split-complementary
#BD253A #25BD5C #2586BD
monochromatic
#57111B #8A1B2A #BD253A #DB4559 #E57887
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.02
#BD253A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.49
#BD253A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD253A
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD253A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD253A | 1.00 | 6.02 | 3.49 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544E3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6E35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd253a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.186 19.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d96f70',
500: '#bd253a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd253a; $custom-light: #d96f70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd253a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 37,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.711,
"s": 67.257,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52245,
"c": 0.1859,
"h": 19.9
},
"luminance": 0.12447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD253A
secondary
#72CCC0
accent
#EAD23E
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160807
muted
#847B7A