#BD3535#BD3535

#BD3535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.173 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3535
RGB	rgb(189, 53, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72%, 72%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 53.86, 32.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 62.80, 30.96°)
OKLab	oklab(53.54% 0.1566 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(53.54% 0.173 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9045, 13.6255, 4.7914)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3535 #35BDBD

analogous

#BD3579 #BD3535 #BD7935

triadic

#BD3535 #35BD35 #3535BD

tetradic

#BD3535 #79BD35 #35BDBD #7935BD

square

#BD3535 #79BD35 #35BDBD #7935BD

split-complementary

#BD3535 #35BD79 #3579BD

monochromatic

#5D1A1A #8D2828 #BD3535 #D25D5D #DF8D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#BD3535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#BD3535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3535

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3535	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5534

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7230

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 53, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.173 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9766c',
    500: '#bd3535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3535;
$custom-light: #d9766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53535,
    "c": 0.17305,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3535

secondary

#84CACA

accent

#DFDF48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3535

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

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