#BD2829#BD2829

#BD2829 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2829
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(360, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(360, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 78.3%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.00, 57.68, 37.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.00, 68.73, 32.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.1661 0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.185 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1480, 12.5000, 3.3440)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2829 #28BDBC

analogous

#BD2874 #BD2829 #BD7128

triadic

#BD2829 #29BD28 #2829BD

tetradic

#BD2829 #74BD28 #28BDBC #7128BD

square

#BD2829 #74BD28 #28BDBC #7128BD

split-complementary

#BD2829 #28BD71 #2874BD

monochromatic

#581313 #8A1D1E #BD2829 #D94A4B #E37C7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#BD2829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BD2829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2829

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2829	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7063',
    500: '#bd2829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2829;
$custom-light: #da7063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.597,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5223,
    "c": 0.18513,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2829

secondary

#75CBCB

accent

#E8E740

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2829

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

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