#BD3832#BD3832

#BD3832 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.171 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3832
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 50)
HSL	hsl(3, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(3, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 73.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.06, 52.60, 34.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.06, 62.89, 33.25°)
OKLab	oklab(53.8% 0.152 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(53.8% 0.171 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.9787, 13.8809, 4.4863)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3832 #32B7BD

analogous

#BD3272 #BD3832 #BD7E32

triadic

#BD3832 #32BD38 #3832BD

tetradic

#BD3832 #72BD32 #32B7BD #7E32BD

square

#BD3832 #72BD32 #32B7BD #7E32BD

split-complementary

#BD3832 #32BD7E #3272BD

monochromatic

#5C1B18 #8D2A25 #BD3832 #D35E59 #E08D89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#BD3832 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#BD3832 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3832

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3832	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3832	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5630

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F732D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00538

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3832;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.171 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9776a',
    500: '#bd3832',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3832;
$custom-light: #d9776a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3832",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.59,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.538,
    "c": 0.17072,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3832

secondary

#81C7CA

accent

#DBE146

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3832

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

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