#BD2927#BD2927

#BD2927 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.185 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2927
RGB	rgb(189, 41, 39)
HSL	hsl(1, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.3%, 79.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, 57.32, 38.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 69.09, 33.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% 0.1645 0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.185 27)
XYZ	xyz(22.1481, 12.5547, 3.1762)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2927 #27BBBD

analogous

#BD2770 #BD2927 #BD7427

triadic

#BD2927 #27BD29 #2927BD

tetradic

#BD2927 #70BD27 #27BBBD #7427BD

square

#BD2927 #70BD27 #27BBBD #7427BD

split-complementary

#BD2927 #27BD74 #2770BD

monochromatic

#581312 #8A1E1D #BD2927 #D94A48 #E47C7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#BD2927 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#BD2927 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2927

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2927	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2927	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2927;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 41, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.185 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7062',
    500: '#bd2927',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2927;
$custom-light: #da7062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2927",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.8,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52286,
    "c": 0.18463,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.12551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2927

secondary

#74CBCC

accent

#E6E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2927

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

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