#BD3333#BD3333

#BD3333 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.175 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3333
RGB	rgb(189, 51, 51)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 73%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.40, 54.49, 33.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.40, 63.78, 31.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.31% 0.1581 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(53.31% 0.175 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7702, 13.4290, 4.5244)
Luminance	0.1343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3333 #33BDBD

analogous

#BD3378 #BD3333 #BD7833

triadic

#BD3333 #33BD33 #3333BD

tetradic

#BD3333 #78BD33 #33BDBD #7833BD

square

#BD3333 #78BD33 #33BDBD #7833BD

split-complementary

#BD3333 #33BD78 #3378BD

monochromatic

#5D1919 #8D2626 #BD3333 #D35B5B #E08B8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#BD3333 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#BD3333 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3333

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3333	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3333	1.00	5.70	3.69	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5431

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E712E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3333;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 51, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.175 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9756b',
    500: '#bd3333',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3333;
$custom-light: #d9756b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3333",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53312,
    "c": 0.17508,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3333

secondary

#82CACA

accent

#E1E147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3333

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

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