#BD2824#BD2824

#BD2824 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.186 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2824
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 36)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 81%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.95, 57.52, 40.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.95, 70.12, 34.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% 0.1646 0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.186 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0662, 12.4673, 2.9133)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2824 #24B9BD

analogous

#BD246C #BD2824 #BD7524

triadic

#BD2824 #24BD28 #2824BD

tetradic

#BD2824 #6CBD24 #24B9BD #7524BD

square

#BD2824 #6CBD24 #24B9BD #7524BD

split-complementary

#BD2824 #24BD75 #246CBD

monochromatic

#561210 #8A1D1A #BD2824 #DB4743 #E57976

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#BD2824 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#BD2824 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2824

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2824	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2824	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)

#574E21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2824;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.186 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7060',
    500: '#bd2824',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2824;
$custom-light: #db7060;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2824",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.569,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52176,
    "c": 0.18571,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2824

secondary

#70CACC

accent

#E6EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2824

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

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