#BD3235#BD3235

#BD3235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.176 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3235
RGB	rgb(189, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 72%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 54.94, 31.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 63.50, 30.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.16 0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.176 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7720, 13.3605, 4.7472)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3235 #32BDBA

analogous

#BD327B #BD3235 #BD7532

triadic

#BD3235 #35BD32 #3235BD

tetradic

#BD3235 #7BBD32 #32BDBA #7532BD

square

#BD3235 #7BBD32 #32BDBA #7532BD

split-complementary

#BD3235 #32BD75 #327BBD

monochromatic

#5C181A #8D2527 #BD3235 #D3595C #E0898B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#BD3235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#BD3235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3235

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3235	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5334

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7130

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.176 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9746c',
    500: '#bd3235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3235;
$custom-light: #d9746c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.705,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53245,
    "c": 0.17573,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3235

secondary

#81CAC8

accent

#E1DE46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3235

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

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