#BD3636#BD3636

#BD3636 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.172 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3636
RGB	rgb(189, 54, 54)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 71.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 53.53, 31.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 62.31, 30.78°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.1558 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.172 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.9738, 13.7269, 4.9292)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3636 #36BDBD

analogous

#BD3679 #BD3636 #BD7936

triadic

#BD3636 #36BD36 #3636BD

tetradic

#BD3636 #79BD36 #36BDBD #7936BD

square

#BD3636 #79BD36 #36BDBD #7936BD

split-complementary

#BD3636 #36BD79 #3679BD

monochromatic

#5E1B1B #8D2828 #BD3636 #D15F5F #DF8F8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#BD3636 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#BD3636 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3636

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3636	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3636	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5535

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7232

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3636;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 54, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.172 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9766d',
    500: '#bd3636',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3636;
$custom-light: #d9766d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3636",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5365,
    "c": 0.17201,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3636

secondary

#85C9C9

accent

#DFDF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3636

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

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