#BD2C38#BD2C38

#BD2C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.181 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD2C38
RGB	rgb(189, 44, 56)
HSL	hsl(355, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 70.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 57.08, 29.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 64.14, 27.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% 0.1674 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.181 22)
XYZ	xyz(22.6033, 12.9092, 5.0422)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD2C38 #2CBDB1

analogous

#BD2C81 #BD2C38 #BD682C

triadic

#BD2C38 #38BD2C #2C38BD

tetradic

#BD2C38 #81BD2C #2CBDB1 #682CBD

square

#BD2C38 #81BD2C #2CBDB1 #682CBD

split-complementary

#BD2C38 #2CBD68 #2C81BD

monochromatic

#5A151B #8B2029 #BD2C38 #D6505B #E2828A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#BD2C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#BD2C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD2C38

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD2C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD2C38	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575137

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7033

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd2c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 44, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.181 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9726e',
    500: '#bd2c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd2c38;
$custom-light: #d9726e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd2c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.034,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52756,
    "c": 0.18056,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.12906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD2C38

secondary

#7ACBC4

accent

#E5D842

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD2C38

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

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