#BD3824#BD3824

#BD3824 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.173 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3824
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 36)
HSL	hsl(8, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(8, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 81%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.91, 52.07, 42.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.91, 66.91, 38.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.64% 0.1475 0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(53.64% 0.173 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.7215, 13.7780, 3.1317)
Luminance	0.1378 (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

#BD3824 #24A9BD

analogous

#BD245D #BD3824 #BD8524

triadic

#BD3824 #24BD38 #3824BD

tetradic

#BD3824 #5DBD24 #24A9BD #8524BD

square

#BD3824 #5DBD24 #24A9BD #8524BD

split-complementary

#BD3824 #24BD85 #245DBD

monochromatic

#561A10 #8A291A #BD3824 #DB5743 #E58576

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#BD3824 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#BD3824 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3824

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3824	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3824	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5520

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80731E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3824;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.173 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7761',
    500: '#bd3824',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3824;
$custom-light: #da7761;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3824",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.843,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53641,
    "c": 0.17297,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3824

secondary

#70C0CC

accent

#D4EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEEA

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3824

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

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