#BD3121#BD3121

#BD3121 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.179 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3121
RGB	rgb(189, 49, 33)
HSL	hsl(6, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(6, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 82.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, 54.55, 42.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 69.24, 38.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% 0.1547 0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.179 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.3618, 13.1288, 2.7952)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3121 #21ADBD

analogous

#BD215F #BD3121 #BD7F21

triadic

#BD3121 #21BD31 #3121BD

tetradic

#BD3121 #5FBD21 #21ADBD #7F21BD

square

#BD3121 #5FBD21 #21ADBD #7F21BD

split-complementary

#BD3121 #21BD7F #215FBD

monochromatic

#55160F #892318 #BD3121 #DD4E3E #E67E72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#BD3121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#BD3121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3121

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3121	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)

#5C521D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E711A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 49, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.179 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da745e',
    500: '#bd3121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3121;
$custom-light: #da745e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.154,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52918,
    "c": 0.17927,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3121

secondary

#6DC3CD

accent

#DBED3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170904

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3121

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

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