#BD272E#BD272E

#BD272E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD272E
RGB	rgb(189, 39, 46)
HSL	hsl(357, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 75.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.95, 58.15, 34.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.95, 67.58, 30.63°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1687 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.185 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.2076, 12.4707, 3.8220)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD272E #27BDB6

analogous

#BD2779 #BD272E #BD6B27

triadic

#BD272E #2EBD27 #272EBD

tetradic

#BD272E #79BD27 #27BDB6 #6B27BD

square

#BD272E #79BD27 #27BDB6 #6B27BD

split-complementary

#BD272E #27BD6B #2779BD

monochromatic

#581215 #8A1D22 #BD272E #D9484F #E47B80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#BD272E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BD272E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD272E

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD272E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD272E	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)

#564E2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd272e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 39, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7067',
    500: '#bd272e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd272e;
$custom-light: #da7067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd272e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.2,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52214,
    "c": 0.18531,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD272E

secondary

#74CCC8

accent

#E9E13F

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD272E

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

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