#BD2E35#BD2E35
#BD2E35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.179 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD2E35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 46, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.7%, 72%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.81, 56.29, 31.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.81, 64.40, 29.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.88% 0.1643 0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.88% 0.179 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6084, 13.0333, 4.6927) |
| Luminance | 0.1303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.79
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.17
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.55
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.70
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.19
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD2E35 #2EBDB6
analogous
#BD2E7C #BD2E35 #BD6E2E
triadic
#BD2E35 #35BD2E #2E35BD
tetradic
#BD2E35 #7CBD2E #2EBDB6 #6E2EBD
square
#BD2E35 #7CBD2E #2EBDB6 #6E2EBD
split-complementary
#BD2E35 #2EBD6E #2E7CBD
monochromatic
#5B1619 #8C2227 #BD2E35 #D55359 #E18489
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.82
#BD2E35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#BD2E35 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD2E35
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD2E35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD2E35 | 1.00 | 5.82 | 3.61 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#595134
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7030
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D00032
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd2e35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 46, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.179 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9736c',
500: '#bd2e35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd2e35; $custom-light: #d9736c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd2e35",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 46,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.063,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52882,
"c": 0.17916,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.1303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD2E35
secondary
#7CCAC7
accent
#E4DC44
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A