#BD2C2E#BD2C2E
#BD2C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.182 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD2C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 44, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 62%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 75.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.49, 56.64, 35.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.49, 66.60, 31.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.61% 0.1639 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.61% 0.182 25.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3827, 12.8210, 3.8804) |
| Luminance | 0.1282 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.34
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.75
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.06
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.37
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.66
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD2C2E #2CBDBB
analogous
#BD2C77 #BD2C2E #BD722C
triadic
#BD2C2E #2EBD2C #2C2EBD
tetradic
#BD2C2E #77BD2C #2CBDBB #722CBD
square
#BD2C2E #77BD2C #2CBDBB #722CBD
split-complementary
#BD2C2E #2CBD72 #2C77BD
monochromatic
#5A1516 #8B2022 #BD2C2E #D65052 #E28283
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.89
#BD2C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#BD2C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD2C2E
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD2C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD2C2E | 1.00 | 5.89 | 3.56 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#58502C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7028
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd2c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 44, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.182 25.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da7267',
500: '#bd2c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd2c2e; $custom-light: #da7267; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd2c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 44,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.172,
"s": 62.232,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52614,
"c": 0.18152,
"h": 25.5
},
"luminance": 0.12817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD2C2E
secondary
#7ACBCA
accent
#E5E342
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170906
muted
#857B7A