#BD253C#BD253C

#BD253C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.186 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD253C
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 60)
HSL	hsl(351, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 68.3%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, 59.34, 26.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 64.78, 23.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% 0.1756 0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.186 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.4660, 12.4717, 5.4984)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD253C #25BDA6

analogous

#BD2588 #BD253C #BD5A25

triadic

#BD253C #3CBD25 #253CBD

tetradic

#BD253C #88BD25 #25BDA6 #5A25BD

square

#BD253C #88BD25 #25BDA6 #5A25BD

split-complementary

#BD253C #25BD5A #2588BD

monochromatic

#57111C #8A1B2C #BD253C #DB455B #E57888

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#BD253C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BD253C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD253C

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD253C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD253C	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544F3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd253c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.186 19.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f71',
    500: '#bd253c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd253c;
$custom-light: #d96f71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd253c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.921,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52279,
    "c": 0.18583,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD253C

secondary

#72CCBE

accent

#EAD03E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD253C

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

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