#BD2638#BD2638

#BD2638 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.185 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2638
RGB	rgb(189, 38, 56)
HSL	hsl(353, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(353, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 70.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.99, 58.86, 28.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.99, 65.40, 25.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% 0.1732 0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.185 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.3958, 12.4941, 4.9730)
Luminance	0.1249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2638 #26BDAB

analogous

#BD2683 #BD2638 #BD6026

triadic

#BD2638 #38BD26 #2638BD

tetradic

#BD2638 #83BD26 #26BDAB #6026BD

square

#BD2638 #83BD26 #26BDAB #6026BD

split-complementary

#BD2638 #26BD60 #2683BD

monochromatic

#57121A #8A1C29 #BD2638 #DA4658 #E47986

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#BD2638 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BD2638 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2638

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2638	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2638	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554F37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6F33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2638;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 38, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.185 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9706e',
    500: '#bd2638',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2638;
$custom-light: #d9706e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2638",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.848,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52285,
    "c": 0.18525,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2638

secondary

#73CCC1

accent

#E9D53E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160807

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2638

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

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