#BD282C#BD282C

#BD282C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.185 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD282C
RGB	rgb(189, 40, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 76.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.03, 57.79, 35.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.03, 67.92, 31.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.27% 0.1671 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(52.27% 0.185 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.2023, 12.5218, 3.6303)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD282C #28BDB9

analogous

#BD2877 #BD282C #BD6E28

triadic

#BD282C #2CBD28 #282CBD

tetradic

#BD282C #77BD28 #28BDB9 #6E28BD

square

#BD282C #77BD28 #28BDB9 #6E28BD

split-complementary

#BD282C #28BD6E #2877BD

monochromatic

#581314 #8A1D20 #BD282C #D94A4D #E37C7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#BD282C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BD282C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD282C

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD282C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD282C	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574F2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd282c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.185 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7065',
    500: '#bd282c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd282c;
$custom-light: #da7065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd282c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.389,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52266,
    "c": 0.18478,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD282C

secondary

#75CBC9

accent

#E8E440

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170806

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD282C

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

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