#BD2826#BD2826

#BD2826 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2826
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 38)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 79.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.97, 57.58, 39.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.97, 69.56, 34.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.2% 0.1652 0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(52.2% 0.185 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.0976, 12.4799, 3.0787)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2826 #26BBBD

analogous

#BD266F #BD2826 #BD7426

triadic

#BD2826 #26BD28 #2826BD

tetradic

#BD2826 #6FBD26 #26BBBD #7426BD

square

#BD2826 #6FBD26 #26BBBD #7426BD

split-complementary

#BD2826 #26BD74 #266FBD

monochromatic

#571212 #8A1D1C #BD2826 #DA4846 #E47B79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#BD2826 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BD2826 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2826

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2826	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2826	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2826;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7061',
    500: '#bd2826',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2826;
$custom-light: #db7061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2826",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.795,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52197,
    "c": 0.18548,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2826

secondary

#73CBCC

accent

#E7E93E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2826

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

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