#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 40, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 67%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 80%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 80.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.96, 57.55, 39.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.96, 69.83, 34.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.19% 0.1649 0.0853) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.19% 0.186 27.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0817, 12.4735, 2.9949) |
| Luminance | 0.1247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.61
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 2.78
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.23
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.47
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.78
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.86
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD2825 | 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)
#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