#BD2728#BD2728
#BD2728 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.186 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD2728 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 39, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 66%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 79%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 78.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.89, 57.94, 37.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.89, 69.19, 33.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.14% 0.1667 0.0824) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.14% 0.186 26.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0975, 12.4266, 3.2421) |
| Luminance | 0.1242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.55
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 2.95
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.84
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.88
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.91
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD2728 #27BDBC
analogous
#BD2773 #BD2728 #BD7127
triadic
#BD2728 #28BD27 #2728BD
tetradic
#BD2728 #73BD27 #27BDBC #7127BD
square
#BD2728 #73BD27 #27BDBC #7127BD
split-complementary
#BD2728 #27BD71 #2773BD
monochromatic
#581213 #8A1D1D #BD2728 #D94849 #E47B7B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.03
#BD2728 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.48
#BD2728 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD2728
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD2728 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD2728 | 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)
#574E26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd2728; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 39, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.186 26.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da7063',
500: '#bd2728',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd2728; $custom-light: #da7063; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd2728",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 39,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.6,
"s": 65.789,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52142,
"c": 0.18596,
"h": 26.3
},
"luminance": 0.12423
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD2728
secondary
#74CCCB
accent
#E9E83F
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDEA
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170805
muted
#857B79