#BD2727#BD2727

#BD2727 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.186 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2727
RGB	rgb(189, 39, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 79.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 57.91, 38.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 69.46, 33.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.13% 0.1664 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(52.13% 0.186 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0807, 12.4199, 3.1537)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2727 #27BDBD

analogous

#BD2772 #BD2727 #BD7227

triadic

#BD2727 #27BD27 #2727BD

tetradic

#BD2727 #72BD27 #27BDBD #7227BD

square

#BD2727 #72BD27 #27BDBD #7227BD

split-complementary

#BD2727 #27BD72 #2772BD

monochromatic

#581212 #8A1D1D #BD2727 #D94848 #E47B7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#BD2727 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BD2727 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2727

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2727	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2727	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 39, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.186 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7062',
    500: '#bd2727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2727;
$custom-light: #db7062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52131,
    "c": 0.18607,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2727

secondary

#74CCCC

accent

#E9E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2727

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

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