#BD3821#BD3821

#BD3821 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.173 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3821
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 33)
HSL	hsl(9, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(9, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 82.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.89, 51.98, 43.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.89, 67.79, 39.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% 0.1467 0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.173 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.6776, 13.7605, 2.9005)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3821 #21A6BD

analogous

#BD2158 #BD3821 #BD8621

triadic

#BD3821 #21BD38 #3821BD

tetradic

#BD3821 #58BD21 #21A6BD #8621BD

square

#BD3821 #58BD21 #21A6BD #8621BD

split-complementary

#BD3821 #21BD86 #2158BD

monochromatic

#55190F #892918 #BD3821 #DD553E #E68372

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#BD3821 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#BD3821 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3821

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3821	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3821	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60551D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3821;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.173 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da775f',
    500: '#bd3821',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3821;
$custom-light: #da775f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3821",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.846,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53614,
    "c": 0.17346,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3821

secondary

#6DBFCD

accent

#D3ED3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3821

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

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