#BD2B27#BD2B27

#BD2B27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.183 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2B27
RGB	rgb(189, 43, 39)
HSL	hsl(2, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 79.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.30, 56.71, 38.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.30, 68.71, 34.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.45% 0.1626 0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(52.45% 0.183 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2190, 12.6966, 3.1998)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2B27 #27B9BD

analogous

#BD276E #BD2B27 #BD7627

triadic

#BD2B27 #27BD2B #2B27BD

tetradic

#BD2B27 #6EBD27 #27B9BD #7627BD

square

#BD2B27 #6EBD27 #27B9BD #7627BD

split-complementary

#BD2B27 #27BD76 #276EBD

monochromatic

#581412 #8A1F1D #BD2B27 #D94C48 #E47E7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#BD2B27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#BD2B27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2B27

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2B27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2B27	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595025

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2b27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 43, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.183 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7162',
    500: '#bd2b27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2b27;
$custom-light: #da7162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2b27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.6,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52448,
    "c": 0.18314,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2B27

secondary

#74C9CC

accent

#E4E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2B27

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

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