#BD2F37#BD2F37
#BD2F37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.178 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD2F37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 47, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 60%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 75%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.1%, 70.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.96, 56.05, 30.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.96, 63.70, 28.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53% 0.164 0.0696) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53% 0.178 23) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6949, 13.1312, 4.9533) |
| Luminance | 0.1313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.61
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.84
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.54
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.60
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.11
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD2F37 #2FBDB5
analogous
#BD2F7E #BD2F37 #BD6E2F
triadic
#BD2F37 #37BD2F #2F37BD
tetradic
#BD2F37 #7EBD2F #2FBDB5 #6E2FBD
square
#BD2F37 #7EBD2F #2FBDB5 #6E2FBD
split-complementary
#BD2F37 #2FBD6E #2F7EBD
monochromatic
#5B171A #8C2329 #BD2F37 #D5555C #E1868B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#BD2F37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#BD2F37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD2F37
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD2F37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD2F37 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#595236
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7032
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D00033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd2f37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 47, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.178 23.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9736e',
500: '#bd2f37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd2f37; $custom-light: #d9736e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd2f37",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 47,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.62,
"s": 60.169,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53,
"c": 0.17813,
"h": 23
},
"luminance": 0.13128
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD2F37
secondary
#7ECAC6
accent
#E3DA44
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A