#BD281E#BD281E

#BD281E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.186 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD281E
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 30)
HSL	hsl(4, 73%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(4, 84%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 84.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, 57.35, 43.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 71.81, 36.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.1629 0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.186 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.9821, 12.4337, 2.4706)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD281E #1EB3BD

analogous

#BD1E63 #BD281E #BD781E

triadic

#BD281E #1EBD28 #281EBD

tetradic

#BD281E #63BD1E #1EB3BD #781EBD

square

#BD281E #63BD1E #1EB3BD #781EBD

split-complementary

#BD281E #1EBD78 #1E63BD

monochromatic

#53120D #881D16 #BD281E #E04339 #E8756D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#BD281E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BD281E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD281E

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD281E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD281E	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584E1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd281e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.186 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db705c',
    500: '#bd281e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd281e;
$custom-light: #db705c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd281e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.774,
    "s": 72.603,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52121,
    "c": 0.18643,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD281E

secondary

#69C8CE

accent

#E4EF38

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD281E

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

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