#BD3757#BD3757

#BD3757 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.170 H 10.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3757
RGB	rgb(189, 55, 87)
HSL	hsl(346, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 54%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.58, 55.24, 12.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.58, 56.69, 12.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% 0.1673 0.0323)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.17 10.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0749, 14.2426, 10.4963)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3757 #37BD9D

analogous

#BD379A #BD3757 #BD5A37

triadic

#BD3757 #57BD37 #3757BD

tetradic

#BD3757 #9ABD37 #37BD9D #5A37BD

square

#BD3757 #9ABD37 #37BD9D #5A37BD

split-complementary

#BD3757 #37BD5A #379ABD

monochromatic

#5E1B2B #8E2941 #BD3757 #D1607B #DF90A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#BD3757 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#BD3757 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3757

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3757	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3757	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585858

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7354

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1944

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3757;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 55, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.170 10.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77886',
    500: '#bd3757',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3757;
$custom-light: #d77886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3757",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.672,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54396,
    "c": 0.17042,
    "h": 10.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3757

secondary

#86C9B9

accent

#DEBB4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090B

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3757

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

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