#BD2820#BD2820

#BD2820 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.186 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2820
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 32)
HSL	hsl(3, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(3, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 83.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 57.41, 42.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 71.24, 36.31°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.1634 0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.186 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0085, 12.4443, 2.6094)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2820 #20B5BD

analogous

#BD2067 #BD2820 #BD7620

triadic

#BD2820 #20BD28 #2820BD

tetradic

#BD2820 #67BD20 #20B5BD #7620BD

square

#BD2820 #67BD20 #20B5BD #7620BD

split-complementary

#BD2820 #20BD76 #2067BD

monochromatic

#54120E #891D17 #BD2820 #DE443C #E77771

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#BD2820 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BD2820 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2820

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2820	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2820	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)

#584E1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2820;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.186 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db705d',
    500: '#bd2820',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2820;
$custom-light: #db705d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2820",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.057,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52138,
    "c": 0.18619,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2820

secondary

#6BC8CD

accent

#E5EE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2820

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

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