#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
RGBrgb(189, 40, 34)
HSLhsl(2, 70%, 44%)
HSVhsv(2, 82%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.8%, 82%, 25.9%)
CIE-LABlab(41.93, 57.46, 41.15)
CIE-LCHlch(41.93, 70.68, 35.61°)
OKLaboklab(52.16% 0.164 0.0877)
OKLCHoklch(52.16% 0.186 28.1)
XYZxyz(22.0365, 12.4555, 2.7569)
Luminance0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

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
##BD28221.006.023.496.02
#FFFFFF6.021.0021.001.00
#0000003.4921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.021.0021.001.00

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

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#BD2822 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva