#BD2720#BD2720

#BD2720 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.187 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2720
RGB	rgb(189, 39, 32)
HSL	hsl(3, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(3, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 83.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 57.70, 42.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 71.42, 36.11°)
OKLab	oklab(52.06% 0.1643 0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(52.06% 0.187 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9752, 12.3777, 2.5983)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2720 #20B6BD

analogous

#BD2067 #BD2720 #BD7520

triadic

#BD2720 #20BD27 #2720BD

tetradic

#BD2720 #67BD20 #20B6BD #7520BD

square

#BD2720 #67BD20 #20B6BD #7520BD

split-complementary

#BD2720 #20BD75 #2067BD

monochromatic

#54110E #891C17 #BD2720 #DE433C #E77671

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#BD2720 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BD2720 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2720

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2720	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2720	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2720;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 39, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.187 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f5d',
    500: '#bd2720',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2720;
$custom-light: #db6f5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2720",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.675,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52061,
    "c": 0.18689,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2720

secondary

#6BC9CD

accent

#E6EE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2720

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

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