#BD3228#BD3228

#BD3228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.177 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3228
RGB	rgb(189, 50, 40)
HSL	hsl(4, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(4, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 78.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.15, 54.41, 39.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.15, 67.02, 35.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% 0.1556 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.177 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.5125, 13.2567, 3.3805)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3228 #28B3BD

analogous

#BD2868 #BD3228 #BD7D28

triadic

#BD3228 #28BD32 #3228BD

tetradic

#BD3228 #68BD28 #28B3BD #7D28BD

square

#BD3228 #68BD28 #28B3BD #7D28BD

split-complementary

#BD3228 #28BD7D #2868BD

monochromatic

#581713 #8A251D #BD3228 #D9534A #E3837C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#BD3228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#BD3228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3228

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3228	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5325

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7122

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 50, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.177 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7463',
    500: '#bd3228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3228;
$custom-light: #da7463;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.027,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53081,
    "c": 0.17744,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3228

secondary

#75C6CB

accent

#DDE840

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3228

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

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