#BD2A22#BD2A22
#BD2A22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.185 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD2A22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 42, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 82%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 82%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.14, 56.86, 41.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.14, 70.31, 36.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.32% 0.1621 0.0882) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.32% 0.185 28.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1057, 12.5938, 2.7800) |
| Luminance | 0.1259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.09
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.11
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.60
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.65
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.84
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD2A22 #22B5BD
analogous
#BD2267 #BD2A22 #BD7722
triadic
#BD2A22 #22BD2A #2A22BD
tetradic
#BD2A22 #67BD22 #22B5BD #7722BD
square
#BD2A22 #67BD22 #22B5BD #7722BD
split-complementary
#BD2A22 #22BD77 #2267BD
monochromatic
#55130F #891E19 #BD2A22 #DD4840 #E67973
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#BD2A22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#BD2A22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD2A22
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD2A22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD2A22 | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#584F1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd2a22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 42, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.185 28.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db715f',
500: '#bd2a22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd2a22; $custom-light: #db715f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd2a22",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 42,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.097,
"s": 69.507,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52316,
"c": 0.18451,
"h": 28.5
},
"luminance": 0.1259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD2A22
secondary
#6EC8CD
accent
#E3EC3B
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170804
muted
#857B79