#BD2821#BD2821

#BD2821 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.186 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2821
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 33)
HSL	hsl(3, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(3, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 82.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.92, 57.43, 41.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.92, 70.96, 35.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.1637 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.186 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.0223, 12.4498, 2.6821)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2821 #21B6BD

analogous

#BD2168 #BD2821 #BD7621

triadic

#BD2821 #21BD28 #2821BD

tetradic

#BD2821 #68BD21 #21B6BD #7621BD

square

#BD2821 #68BD21 #21B6BD #7621BD

split-complementary

#BD2821 #21BD76 #2168BD

monochromatic

#55120F #891D18 #BD2821 #DD453E #E67772

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#BD2821 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BD2821 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2821

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2821	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2821	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)

#584E1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2821;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.186 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db705e',
    500: '#bd2821',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2821;
$custom-light: #db705e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2821",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.692,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52147,
    "c": 0.18608,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2821

secondary

#6DC9CD

accent

#E5ED3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2821

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

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