#BD2823#BD2823

#BD2823 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.186 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2823
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 35)
HSL	hsl(2, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 81.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, 57.49, 40.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 70.40, 35.25°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.1643 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.186 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0511, 12.4613, 2.8340)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2823 #23B8BD

analogous

#BD236B #BD2823 #BD7523

triadic

#BD2823 #23BD28 #2823BD

tetradic

#BD2823 #6BBD23 #23B8BD #7523BD

square

#BD2823 #6BBD23 #23B8BD #7523BD

split-complementary

#BD2823 #23BD75 #236BBD

monochromatic

#561210 #891D19 #BD2823 #DC4641 #E57975

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#BD2823 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BD2823 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2823

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2823	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2823	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2823;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.186 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db705f',
    500: '#bd2823',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2823;
$custom-light: #db705f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2823",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.948,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52166,
    "c": 0.18584,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2823

secondary

#6FCACD

accent

#E6EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2823

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

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