#BD2E23#BD2E23
#BD2E23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.181 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD2E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 46, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.7%, 81.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.61, 55.62, 41.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.61, 69.26, 36.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.66% 0.1584 0.0883) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.66% 0.181 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2693, 12.8977, 2.9067) |
| Luminance | 0.1289 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.61
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.70
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.45
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.58
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.97
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD2E23 #23B2BD
analogous
#BD2365 #BD2E23 #BD7B23
triadic
#BD2E23 #23BD2E #2E23BD
tetradic
#BD2E23 #65BD23 #23B2BD #7B23BD
square
#BD2E23 #65BD23 #23B2BD #7B23BD
split-complementary
#BD2E23 #23BD7B #2365BD
monochromatic
#561510 #892119 #BD2E23 #DC4C41 #E57D75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.87
#BD2E23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#BD2E23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD2E23
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD2E23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD2E23 | 1.00 | 5.87 | 3.58 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A5120
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D701C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd2e23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 46, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.181 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7260',
500: '#bd2e23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd2e23; $custom-light: #db7260; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd2e23",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 46,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.286,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52664,
"c": 0.18136,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.12894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD2E23
secondary
#6FC6CD
accent
#DFEC3C
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170905
muted
#857B79