#BD2B2E#BD2B2E
#BD2B2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.182 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD2B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 43, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 75.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.38, 56.96, 34.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.38, 66.80, 31.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.53% 0.1649 0.0778) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.53% 0.182 25.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3459, 12.7474, 3.8681) |
| Luminance | 0.1274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.32
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.79
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.04
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.18
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.53
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD2B2E #2BBDBA
analogous
#BD2B77 #BD2B2E #BD712B
triadic
#BD2B2E #2EBD2B #2B2EBD
tetradic
#BD2B2E #77BD2B #2BBDBA #712BBD
square
#BD2B2E #77BD2B #2BBDBA #712BBD
split-complementary
#BD2B2E #2BBD71 #2B77BD
monochromatic
#591416 #8B2022 #BD2B2E #D74E51 #E28082
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#BD2B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#BD2B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD2B2E
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD2B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD2B2E | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.55 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#58502C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd2b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 43, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.182 25.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da7167',
500: '#bd2b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd2b2e; $custom-light: #da7167; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd2b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 43,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.767,
"s": 62.931,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5253,
"c": 0.18231,
"h": 25.3
},
"luminance": 0.12744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD2B2E
secondary
#79CBC9
accent
#E6E342
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170906
muted
#857B7A