#BD2921#BD2921

#BD2921 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.185 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2921
RGB	rgb(189, 41, 33)
HSL	hsl(3, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(3, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.3%, 82.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.03, 57.14, 41.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.03, 70.78, 36.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.1628 0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.185 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.0564, 12.5181, 2.6934)
Luminance	0.1251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2921 #21B5BD

analogous

#BD2167 #BD2921 #BD7721

triadic

#BD2921 #21BD29 #2921BD

tetradic

#BD2921 #67BD21 #21B5BD #7721BD

square

#BD2921 #67BD21 #21B5BD #7721BD

split-complementary

#BD2921 #21BD77 #2167BD

monochromatic

#55120F #891E18 #BD2921 #DD463E #E67872

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#BD2921 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BD2921 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2921

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2921	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2921	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)

#584F1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2921;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 41, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.185 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db705e',
    500: '#bd2921',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2921;
$custom-light: #db705e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2921",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.077,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52226,
    "c": 0.18536,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2921

secondary

#6DC8CD

accent

#E4ED3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2921

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

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