#BD3834#BD3834

#BD3834 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.170 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3834
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 52)
HSL	hsl(2, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(2, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 72.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.09, 52.68, 33.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.09, 62.35, 32.33°)
OKLab	oklab(53.83% 0.1527 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(53.83% 0.17 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.0228, 13.8985, 4.7186)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3834 #34B9BD

analogous

#BD3474 #BD3834 #BD7D34

triadic

#BD3834 #34BD38 #3834BD

tetradic

#BD3834 #74BD34 #34B9BD #7D34BD

square

#BD3834 #74BD34 #34B9BD #7D34BD

split-complementary

#BD3834 #34BD7D #3474BD

monochromatic

#5D1C1A #8D2A27 #BD3834 #D25F5C #DF8E8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#BD3834 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#BD3834 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3834

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3834	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3834	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)

#5E5632

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F732F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00738

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3834;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.170 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9776c',
    500: '#bd3834',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3834;
$custom-light: #d9776c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3834",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.752,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53827,
    "c": 0.17042,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3834

secondary

#83C8CA

accent

#DCE048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3834

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

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