#BD2B28#BD2B28

#BD2B28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.183 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2B28
RGB	rgb(189, 43, 40)
HSL	hsl(1, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 78.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 56.74, 38.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 68.43, 33.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% 0.1629 0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.183 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2358, 12.7033, 3.2883)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2B28 #28BABD

analogous

#BD2870 #BD2B28 #BD7528

triadic

#BD2B28 #28BD2B #2B28BD

tetradic

#BD2B28 #70BD28 #28BABD #7528BD

square

#BD2B28 #70BD28 #28BABD #7528BD

split-complementary

#BD2B28 #28BD75 #2870BD

monochromatic

#581413 #8A201D #BD2B28 #D94C4A #E37E7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#BD2B28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#BD2B28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2B28

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2B28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2B28	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)

#585026

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2b28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 43, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.183 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7163',
    500: '#bd2b28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2b28;
$custom-light: #da7163;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2b28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.208,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52459,
    "c": 0.18302,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2B28

secondary

#75CACB

accent

#E5E840

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2B28

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

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