#BD3231#BD3231

#BD3231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.176 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3231
RGB	rgb(189, 50, 49)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 74.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.25, 54.76, 34.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.25, 64.53, 31.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.19% 0.1586 0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(53.19% 0.176 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.6838, 13.3253, 4.2828)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3231 #31BCBD

analogous

#BD3176 #BD3231 #BD7831

triadic

#BD3231 #31BD32 #3231BD

tetradic

#BD3231 #76BD31 #31BCBD #7831BD

square

#BD3231 #76BD31 #31BCBD #7831BD

split-complementary

#BD3231 #31BD78 #3176BD

monochromatic

#5C1818 #8C2524 #BD3231 #D45858 #E08988

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#BD3231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#BD3231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3231

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3231	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B532F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E712C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 50, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.176 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97469',
    500: '#bd3231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3231;
$custom-light: #d97469;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.429,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53189,
    "c": 0.1762,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3231

secondary

#80C9CA

accent

#E1E246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3231

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

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