#BD3232#BD3232

#BD3232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.176 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3232
RGB	rgb(189, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 73.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, 54.80, 33.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 64.27, 31.49°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% 0.1589 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.176 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.7052, 13.3338, 4.3951)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3232 #32BDBD

analogous

#BD3278 #BD3232 #BD7832

triadic

#BD3232 #32BD32 #3232BD

tetradic

#BD3232 #78BD32 #32BDBD #7832BD

square

#BD3232 #78BD32 #32BDBD #7832BD

split-complementary

#BD3232 #32BD78 #3278BD

monochromatic

#5C1818 #8D2525 #BD3232 #D35959 #E08989

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#BD3232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#BD3232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3232

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3232	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5330

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E712D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.176 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9746a',
    500: '#bd3232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3232;
$custom-light: #d9746a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53203,
    "c": 0.17608,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3232

secondary

#81CACA

accent

#E1E146

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3232

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

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