#BD2B26#BD2B26

#BD2B26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.183 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2B26
RGB	rgb(189, 43, 38)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 79.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.29, 56.67, 39.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.29, 68.99, 34.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.44% 0.1623 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(52.44% 0.183 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.2027, 12.6901, 3.1137)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2B26 #26B8BD

analogous

#BD266C #BD2B26 #BD7726

triadic

#BD2B26 #26BD2B #2B26BD

tetradic

#BD2B26 #6CBD26 #26B8BD #7726BD

square

#BD2B26 #6CBD26 #26B8BD #7726BD

split-complementary

#BD2B26 #26BD77 #266CBD

monochromatic

#571412 #8A1F1C #BD2B26 #DA4B46 #E47D79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#BD2B26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#BD2B26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2B26

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2B26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2B26	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2b26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 43, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.183 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7161',
    500: '#bd2b26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2b26;
$custom-light: #da7161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2b26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.987,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52437,
    "c": 0.18327,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2B26

secondary

#73C9CC

accent

#E4E93E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2B26

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

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