#BD3831#BD3831

#BD3831 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.171 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3831
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 49)
HSL	hsl(3, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(3, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 74.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.05, 52.55, 35.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.05, 63.16, 33.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% 0.1516 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.171 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.9574, 13.8724, 4.3739)
Luminance	0.1387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3831 #31B6BD

analogous

#BD3170 #BD3831 #BD7E31

triadic

#BD3831 #31BD38 #3831BD

tetradic

#BD3831 #70BD31 #31B6BD #7E31BD

square

#BD3831 #70BD31 #31B6BD #7E31BD

split-complementary

#BD3831 #31BD7E #3170BD

monochromatic

#5C1B18 #8C2A24 #BD3831 #D45E58 #E08D88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#BD3831 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#BD3831 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3831

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3831	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3831	1.00	5.56	3.77	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E562F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F732C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00538

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3831;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.171 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9776a',
    500: '#bd3831',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3831;
$custom-light: #d9776a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3831",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53786,
    "c": 0.17086,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3831

secondary

#80C6CA

accent

#DAE246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3831

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

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