#BD2A48#BD2A48

#BD2A48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.182 H 15.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2A48
RGB	rgb(189, 42, 72)
HSL	hsl(348, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(348, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 61.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 58.58, 19.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 61.73, 18.40°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.1756 0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.182 15.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.9863, 12.9461, 7.4181)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2A48 #2ABD9F

analogous

#BD2A91 #BD2A48 #BD552A

triadic

#BD2A48 #48BD2A #2A48BD

tetradic

#BD2A48 #91BD2A #2ABD9F #552ABD

square

#BD2A48 #91BD2A #2ABD9F #552ABD

split-complementary

#BD2A48 #2ABD55 #2A91BD

monochromatic

#591422 #8B1F35 #BD2A48 #D74D69 #E37F93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#BD2A48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#BD2A48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2A48

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2A48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2A48	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545148

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797044

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF0037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2a48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 42, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.182 15.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8717a',
    500: '#bd2a48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2a48;
$custom-light: #d8717a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2a48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.755,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52886,
    "c": 0.18188,
    "h": 15.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2A48

secondary

#78CBBA

accent

#E7C541

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2A48

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

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