#BD3857#BD3857

#BD3857 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.169 H 11.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3857
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 87)
HSL	hsl(346, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 54%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.71, 54.87, 12.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.71, 56.37, 13.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% 0.1661 0.0327)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.169 11.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.1229, 14.3386, 10.5123)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3857 #38BD9E

analogous

#BD3899 #BD3857 #BD5B38

triadic

#BD3857 #57BD38 #3857BD

tetradic

#BD3857 #99BD38 #38BD9E #5B38BD

square

#BD3857 #99BD38 #38BD9E #5B38BD

split-complementary

#BD3857 #38BD5B #3899BD

monochromatic

#5F1C2C #8E2A41 #BD3857 #D0627C #DE91A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#BD3857 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#BD3857 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3857

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3857	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3857	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595957

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7454

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1B45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3857;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.169 11.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77886',
    500: '#bd3857',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3857;
$custom-light: #d77886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3857",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.015,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54497,
    "c": 0.16932,
    "h": 11.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3857

secondary

#87C9BA

accent

#DEBB4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3857

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

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