#BD2C20#BD2C20

#BD2C20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.183 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2C20
RGB	rgb(189, 44, 32)
HSL	hsl(5, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(5, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 83.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 56.18, 42.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 70.50, 37.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% 0.1596 0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.183 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.1504, 12.7280, 2.6567)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2C20 #20B1BD

analogous

#BD2062 #BD2C20 #BD7A20

triadic

#BD2C20 #20BD2C #2C20BD

tetradic

#BD2C20 #62BD20 #20B1BD #7A20BD

square

#BD2C20 #62BD20 #20B1BD #7A20BD

split-complementary

#BD2C20 #20BD7A #2062BD

monochromatic

#54140E #892017 #BD2C20 #DE493C #E77A71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#BD2C20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#BD2C20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2C20

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2C20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2C20	1.00	5.92	3.54	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59501D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D6F18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D1002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2c20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 44, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.183 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db715d',
    500: '#bd2c20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2c20;
$custom-light: #db715d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2c20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.586,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52463,
    "c": 0.18329,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2C20

secondary

#6BC6CD

accent

#E0EE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170904

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2C20

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

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