#BD282D#BD282D
#BD282D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.185 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD282D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 40, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 65%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 79%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 76.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.05, 57.83, 35.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.05, 67.66, 31.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.28% 0.1674 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.28% 0.185 25) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2214, 12.5294, 3.7305) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.14
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.81
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.87
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.08
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.39
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD282D #28BDB8
analogous
#BD2877 #BD282D #BD6E28
triadic
#BD282D #2DBD28 #282DBD
tetradic
#BD282D #77BD28 #28BDB8 #6E28BD
square
#BD282D #77BD28 #28BDB8 #6E28BD
split-complementary
#BD282D #28BD6E #2877BD
monochromatic
#581315 #8A1D21 #BD282D #D94A4E #E37C80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#BD282D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#BD282D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD282D
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD282D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD282D | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#574F2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd282d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 40, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.185 25.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da7066',
500: '#bd282d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd282d; $custom-light: #da7066; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd282d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 40,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.987,
"s": 65.066,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52278,
"c": 0.18468,
"h": 25
},
"luminance": 0.12526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD282D
secondary
#75CBC9
accent
#E8E240
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170806
muted
#857B7A