#BD3A23#BD3A23

#BD3A23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.171 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3A23
RGB	rgb(189, 58, 35)
HSL	hsl(9, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(9, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.3%, 81.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.19, 51.26, 42.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.19, 66.78, 39.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% 0.1448 0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.171 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.8054, 13.9697, 3.0854)
Luminance	0.1397 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3A23 #23A6BD

analogous

#BD2359 #BD3A23 #BD8723

triadic

#BD3A23 #23BD3A #3A23BD

tetradic

#BD3A23 #59BD23 #23A6BD #8723BD

square

#BD3A23 #59BD23 #23A6BD #8723BD

split-complementary

#BD3A23 #23BD87 #2359BD

monochromatic

#561A10 #892A19 #BD3A23 #DC5841 #E58675

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#BD3A23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#BD3A23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3A23

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3A23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3A23	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61561F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00636

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3a23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 58, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.171 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7860',
    500: '#bd3a23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3a23;
$custom-light: #da7860;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3a23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.961,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53845,
    "c": 0.1714,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3A23

secondary

#6FBFCD

accent

#D1EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3A23

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

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