#BD2825#BD2825

#BD2825 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.186 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BD2825
RGBrgb(189, 40, 37)
HSLhsl(1, 67%, 44%)
HSVhsv(1, 80%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.8%, 80.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LABlab(41.96, 57.55, 39.56)
CIE-LCHlch(41.96, 69.83, 34.50°)
OKLaboklab(52.19% 0.1649 0.0853)
OKLCHoklch(52.19% 0.186 27.3)
XYZxyz(22.0817, 12.4735, 2.9949)
Luminance0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BD2825 #25BABD
analogous
#BD256E #BD2825 #BD7425
triadic
#BD2825 #25BD28 #2825BD
tetradic
#BD2825 #6EBD25 #25BABD #7425BD
square
#BD2825 #6EBD25 #25BABD #7425BD
split-complementary
#BD2825 #25BD74 #256EBD
monochromatic
#571211 #8A1D1B #BD2825 #DB4845 #E57A78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01
#BD2825 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49
#BD2825 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2825
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BD2825#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BD28251.006.013.496.01
#FFFFFF6.011.0021.001.00
#0000003.4921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.011.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#574E23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bd2825;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.186 27.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7061',
    500: '#bd2825',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bd2825;
$custom-light: #db7061;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bd2825",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.184,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52186,
    "c": 0.18559,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BD2825
secondary
#72CACC
accent
#E7EA3E
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170805
muted
#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2825

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#BD2825 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva