#BD2A26#BD2A26

#BD2A26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.184 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2A26
RGB	rgb(189, 42, 38)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 79.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 56.98, 39.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 69.18, 34.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.36% 0.1633 0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(52.36% 0.184 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.1668, 12.6182, 3.1017)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2A26 #26B9BD

analogous

#BD266E #BD2A26 #BD7526

triadic

#BD2A26 #26BD2A #2A26BD

tetradic

#BD2A26 #6EBD26 #26B9BD #7526BD

square

#BD2A26 #6EBD26 #26B9BD #7526BD

split-complementary

#BD2A26 #26BD75 #266EBD

monochromatic

#571312 #8A1F1C #BD2A26 #DA4A46 #E47C79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#BD2A26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BD2A26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2A26

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2A26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2A26	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)

#584F24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2a26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 42, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.184 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7161',
    500: '#bd2a26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2a26;
$custom-light: #da7161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2a26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.589,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52355,
    "c": 0.18401,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2A26

secondary

#73CACC

accent

#E5E93E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2A26

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

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