#BD2A25#BD2A25

#BD2A25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.184 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2A25
RGB	rgb(189, 42, 37)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 80.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 56.95, 39.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 69.46, 34.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.35% 0.163 0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(52.35% 0.184 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1509, 12.6119, 3.0179)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2A25 #25B8BD

analogous

#BD256C #BD2A25 #BD7625

triadic

#BD2A25 #25BD2A #2A25BD

tetradic

#BD2A25 #6CBD25 #25B8BD #7625BD

square

#BD2A25 #6CBD25 #25B8BD #7625BD

split-complementary

#BD2A25 #25BD76 #256CBD

monochromatic

#571311 #8A1F1B #BD2A25 #DB4A45 #E57B78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#BD2A25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BD2A25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2A25

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2A25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2A25	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2a25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 42, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.184 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7161',
    500: '#bd2a25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2a25;
$custom-light: #db7161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2a25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.974,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52345,
    "c": 0.18413,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2A25

secondary

#72C9CC

accent

#E4EA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2A25

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

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