#BD3233#BD3233

#BD3233 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.176 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3233
RGB	rgb(189, 50, 51)
HSL	hsl(360, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(360, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 73%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.27, 54.85, 33.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.27, 64.01, 31.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.22% 0.1593 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(53.22% 0.176 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7270, 13.3425, 4.5100)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3233 #32BDBC

analogous

#BD3279 #BD3233 #BD7632

triadic

#BD3233 #33BD32 #3233BD

tetradic

#BD3233 #79BD32 #32BDBC #7632BD

square

#BD3233 #79BD32 #32BDBC #7632BD

split-complementary

#BD3233 #32BD76 #3279BD

monochromatic

#5C1819 #8D2526 #BD3233 #D3595A #E0898A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#BD3233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#BD3233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3233

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3233	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)

#5B5332

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D712E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 50, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.176 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9746b',
    500: '#bd3233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3233;
$custom-light: #d9746b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.568,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53216,
    "c": 0.17596,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3233

secondary

#81CAC9

accent

#E1E046

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3233

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

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