#BD282A#BD282A

#BD282A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD282A
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 42)
HSL	hsl(359, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(359, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 77.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.01, 57.72, 36.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.01, 68.46, 32.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.24% 0.1664 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(52.24% 0.185 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.1657, 12.5071, 3.4371)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD282A #28BDBB

analogous

#BD2874 #BD282A #BD7128

triadic

#BD282A #2ABD28 #282ABD

tetradic

#BD282A #74BD28 #28BDBB #7128BD

square

#BD282A #74BD28 #28BDBB #7128BD

split-complementary

#BD282A #28BD71 #2874BD

monochromatic

#581314 #8A1D1F #BD282A #D94A4C #E37C7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#BD282A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BD282A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD282A

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD282A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD282A	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)

#574F28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd282a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7064',
    500: '#bd282a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd282a;
$custom-light: #da7064;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd282a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.195,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52241,
    "c": 0.18502,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD282A

secondary

#75CBCA

accent

#E8E640

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD282A

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

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