#BD2827#BD2827

#BD2827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2827
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 79.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.98, 57.62, 38.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.98, 69.28, 33.73°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1655 0.0836)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.185 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.1140, 12.4864, 3.1648)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2827 #27BCBD

analogous

#BD2771 #BD2827 #BD7327

triadic

#BD2827 #27BD28 #2827BD

tetradic

#BD2827 #71BD27 #27BCBD #7327BD

square

#BD2827 #71BD27 #27BCBD #7327BD

split-complementary

#BD2827 #27BD73 #2771BD

monochromatic

#581312 #8A1D1D #BD2827 #D94948 #E47B7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#BD2827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BD2827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2827

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2827	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)

#574E25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7062',
    500: '#bd2827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2827;
$custom-light: #da7062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.4,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52208,
    "c": 0.18536,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2827

secondary

#74CBCC

accent

#E8E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2827

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

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