#BD253D#BD253D

#BD253D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.186 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD253D
RGB	rgb(189, 37, 61)
HSL	hsl(351, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 67.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.97, 59.39, 25.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.97, 64.59, 23.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.3% 0.1759 0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.186 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.4927, 12.4824, 5.6390)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD253D #25BDA5

analogous

#BD2589 #BD253D #BD5925

triadic

#BD253D #3DBD25 #253DBD

tetradic

#BD253D #89BD25 #25BDA5 #5925BD

square

#BD253D #89BD25 #25BDA5 #5925BD

split-complementary

#BD253D #25BD59 #2589BD

monochromatic

#57111C #8A1B2C #BD253D #DB455C #E57889

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#BD253D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BD253D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD253D

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD253D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD253D	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534F3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd253d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 37, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.186 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d96f72',
    500: '#bd253d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd253d;
$custom-light: #d96f72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd253d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.526,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52297,
    "c": 0.1858,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD253D

secondary

#72CCBE

accent

#EACF3E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160808

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD253D

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

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