#BD2A27#BD2A27

#BD2A27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.184 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2A27
RGB	rgb(189, 42, 39)
HSL	hsl(1, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 79.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 57.02, 38.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 68.90, 34.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.37% 0.1636 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(52.37% 0.184 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1831, 12.6248, 3.1879)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2A27 #27BABD

analogous

#BD276F #BD2A27 #BD7527

triadic

#BD2A27 #27BD2A #2A27BD

tetradic

#BD2A27 #6FBD27 #27BABD #7527BD

square

#BD2A27 #6FBD27 #27BABD #7527BD

split-complementary

#BD2A27 #27BD75 #276FBD

monochromatic

#581312 #8A1F1D #BD2A27 #D94B48 #E47D7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#BD2A27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BD2A27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2A27

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2A27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2A27	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)

#584F25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2a27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 42, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.184 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7162',
    500: '#bd2a27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2a27;
$custom-light: #da7162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2a27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.2,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52366,
    "c": 0.18389,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2A27

secondary

#74CACC

accent

#E5E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2A27

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

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