#BD282B#BD282B

#BD282B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.185 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD282B
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 43)
HSL	hsl(359, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(359, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 77.2%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.02, 57.75, 36.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.02, 68.19, 32.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.25% 0.1667 0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(52.25% 0.185 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.1838, 12.5144, 3.5325)
Luminance	0.1251 (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

#BD282B #28BDBA

analogous

#BD2875 #BD282B #BD7028

triadic

#BD282B #2BBD28 #282BBD

tetradic

#BD282B #75BD28 #28BDBA #7028BD

square

#BD282B #75BD28 #28BDBA #7028BD

split-complementary

#BD282B #28BD70 #2875BD

monochromatic

#581314 #8A1D20 #BD282B #D94A4C #E37C7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#BD282B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BD282B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD282B

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD282B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD282B	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)

#574F29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd282b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.185 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7065',
    500: '#bd282b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd282b;
$custom-light: #da7065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd282b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.792,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52253,
    "c": 0.18489,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD282B

secondary

#75CBCA

accent

#E8E540

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD282B

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

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