#BD3856#BD3856

#BD3856 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.169 H 11.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3856
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 86)
HSL	hsl(346, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 54.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.69, 54.79, 13.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.69, 56.43, 13.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.1658 0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.169 11.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.0823, 14.3223, 10.2987)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3856 #38BD9F

analogous

#BD3898 #BD3856 #BD5C38

triadic

#BD3856 #56BD38 #3856BD

tetradic

#BD3856 #98BD38 #38BD9F #5C38BD

square

#BD3856 #98BD38 #38BD9F #5C38BD

split-complementary

#BD3856 #38BD5C #3898BD

monochromatic

#5F1C2B #8E2A41 #BD3856 #D0627B #DE91A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#BD3856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#BD3856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3856

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3856	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595856

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7453

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1B44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.169 11.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77885',
    500: '#bd3856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3856;
$custom-light: #d77885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.466,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54473,
    "c": 0.16922,
    "h": 11.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3856

secondary

#87C9BA

accent

#DEBC4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3856

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

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