#BD3826#BD3826
#BD3826 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.173 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD3826 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 56, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 67%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 80%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 79.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.93, 52.13, 40.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.93, 66.32, 38.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.66% 0.1481 0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.66% 0.173 30.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7529, 13.7906, 3.2971) |
| Luminance | 0.1379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.17
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.28
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.46
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.89
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.09
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD3826 #26ABBD
analogous
#BD2660 #BD3826 #BD8326
triadic
#BD3826 #26BD38 #3826BD
tetradic
#BD3826 #60BD26 #26ABBD #8326BD
square
#BD3826 #60BD26 #26ABBD #8326BD
split-complementary
#BD3826 #26BD83 #2660BD
monochromatic
#571A12 #8A291C #BD3826 #DA5846 #E48679
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.59
#BD3826 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.76
#BD3826 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD3826
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD3826 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD3826 | 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)
#5F5523
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807320
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D00035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd3826; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.173 30.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da7762',
500: '#bd3826',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd3826; $custom-light: #da7762; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd3826",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 56,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.152,
"s": 66.52,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5366,
"c": 0.17264,
"h": 30.9
},
"luminance": 0.13787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD3826
secondary
#73C1CC
accent
#D5E93E
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEEEA
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170905
muted
#857B79