#BD2C26#BD2C26

#BD2C26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.183 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2C26
RGB	rgb(189, 44, 38)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 79.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 56.36, 39.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 68.80, 35.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% 0.1613 0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.183 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.2395, 12.7637, 3.1260)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2C26 #26B7BD

analogous

#BD266C #BD2C26 #BD7826

triadic

#BD2C26 #26BD2C #2C26BD

tetradic

#BD2C26 #6CBD26 #26B7BD #7826BD

square

#BD2C26 #6CBD26 #26B7BD #7826BD

split-complementary

#BD2C26 #26BD78 #266CBD

monochromatic

#571412 #8A201C #BD2C26 #DA4C46 #E47E79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#BD2C26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BD2C26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2C26

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2C26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2C26	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595023

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D6F1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2c26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 44, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.183 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7261',
    500: '#bd2c26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2c26;
$custom-light: #da7261;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2c26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.384,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52521,
    "c": 0.18251,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2C26

secondary

#73C8CC

accent

#E3E93E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2C26

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

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