#BD2822#BD2822

#BD2822 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.186 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2822
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 34)
HSL	hsl(2, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 82%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.93, 57.46, 41.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.93, 70.68, 35.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.164 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.186 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.0365, 12.4555, 2.7569)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2822 #22B7BD

analogous

#BD2269 #BD2822 #BD7522

triadic

#BD2822 #22BD28 #2822BD

tetradic

#BD2822 #69BD22 #22B7BD #7522BD

square

#BD2822 #69BD22 #22B7BD #7522BD

split-complementary

#BD2822 #22BD75 #2269BD

monochromatic

#55120F #891D19 #BD2822 #DD4640 #E67873

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#BD2822 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BD2822 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2822

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2822	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2822	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)

#584E1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2822;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.186 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db705f',
    500: '#bd2822',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2822;
$custom-light: #db705f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2822",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.323,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52157,
    "c": 0.18596,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2822

secondary

#6EC9CD

accent

#E5EC3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2822

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

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