#BD272D#BD272D

#BD272D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD272D
RGB	rgb(189, 39, 45)
HSL	hsl(358, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 76.2%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, 58.12, 35.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 67.84, 31.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.2% 0.1683 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(52.2% 0.185 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1881, 12.4629, 3.7194)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD272D #27BDB7

analogous

#BD2778 #BD272D #BD6C27

triadic

#BD272D #2DBD27 #272DBD

tetradic

#BD272D #78BD27 #27BDB7 #6C27BD

square

#BD272D #78BD27 #27BDB7 #6C27BD

split-complementary

#BD272D #27BD6C #2778BD

monochromatic

#581215 #8A1D21 #BD272D #D9484E #E47B7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#BD272D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BD272D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD272D

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD272D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD272D	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd272d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 39, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7066',
    500: '#bd272d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd272d;
$custom-light: #da7066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd272d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.6,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52202,
    "c": 0.18541,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD272D

secondary

#74CCC8

accent

#E9E23F

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD272D

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

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