#BD2A23#BD2A23

#BD2A23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.184 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2A23
RGB	rgb(189, 42, 35)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(3, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 81.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 56.89, 40.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 70.03, 35.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.33% 0.1624 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(52.33% 0.184 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.1203, 12.5997, 2.8570)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2A23 #23B6BD

analogous

#BD2369 #BD2A23 #BD7723

triadic

#BD2A23 #23BD2A #2A23BD

tetradic

#BD2A23 #69BD23 #23B6BD #7723BD

square

#BD2A23 #69BD23 #23B6BD #7723BD

split-complementary

#BD2A23 #23BD77 #2369BD

monochromatic

#561310 #891F19 #BD2A23 #DC4841 #E57A75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#BD2A23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BD2A23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2A23

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2A23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2A23	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)

#584F20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2a23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 42, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.184 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db715f',
    500: '#bd2a23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2a23;
$custom-light: #db715f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2a23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.727,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52325,
    "c": 0.18439,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2A23

secondary

#6FC8CD

accent

#E4EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2A23

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

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