#BD3236#BD3236

#BD3236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.176 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3236
RGB	rgb(189, 50, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 71.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.32, 54.98, 31.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.32, 63.25, 29.63°)
OKLab	oklab(53.26% 0.1603 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(53.26% 0.176 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.7953, 13.3698, 4.8697)
Luminance	0.1337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3236 #32BDB9

analogous

#BD327C #BD3236 #BD7332

triadic

#BD3236 #36BD32 #3236BD

tetradic

#BD3236 #7CBD32 #32BDB9 #7332BD

square

#BD3236 #7CBD32 #32BDB9 #7332BD

split-complementary

#BD3236 #32BD73 #327CBD

monochromatic

#5C181A #8D2528 #BD3236 #D3595D #E0898C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#BD3236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#BD3236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3236

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3236	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)

#5B5335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7131

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 50, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.176 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9746d',
    500: '#bd3236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3236;
$custom-light: #d9746d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.273,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5326,
    "c": 0.17562,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3236

secondary

#81CAC8

accent

#E1DD46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3236

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →