#BD3833#BD3833

#BD3833 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.171 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3833
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 51)
HSL	hsl(2, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(2, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 73%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.07, 52.64, 33.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.07, 62.62, 32.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% 0.1523 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.171 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.0005, 13.8896, 4.6012)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3833 #33B8BD

analogous

#BD3373 #BD3833 #BD7D33

triadic

#BD3833 #33BD38 #3833BD

tetradic

#BD3833 #73BD33 #33B8BD #7D33BD

square

#BD3833 #73BD33 #33B8BD #7D33BD

split-complementary

#BD3833 #33BD7D #3373BD

monochromatic

#5D1B19 #8D2A26 #BD3833 #D35F5B #E08E8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#BD3833 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#BD3833 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3833

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3833	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3833	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)

#5E5631

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F732E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00638

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3833;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.171 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9776b',
    500: '#bd3833',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3833;
$custom-light: #d9776b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3833",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.174,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53813,
    "c": 0.17057,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3833

secondary

#82C7CA

accent

#DBE147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3833

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

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