#BD3838#BD3838

#BD3838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.170 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3838
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 70.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, 52.88, 31.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 61.33, 30.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.1541 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.17 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.1168, 13.9361, 5.2133)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3838 #38BDBD

analogous

#BD387A #BD3838 #BD7A38

triadic

#BD3838 #38BD38 #3838BD

tetradic

#BD3838 #7ABD38 #38BDBD #7A38BD

square

#BD3838 #7ABD38 #38BDBD #7A38BD

split-complementary

#BD3838 #38BD7A #387ABD

monochromatic

#5F1C1C #8E2A2A #BD3838 #D06262 #DE9191

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#BD3838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#BD3838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3838

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3838	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0093A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.170 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9776f',
    500: '#bd3838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3838;
$custom-light: #d9776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53885,
    "c": 0.1699,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3838

secondary

#87C9C9

accent

#DEDE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3838

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

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