#BD3B23#BD3B23

#BD3B23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.171 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3B23
RGB	rgb(189, 59, 35)
HSL	hsl(9, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(9, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 81.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.34, 50.86, 42.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.34, 66.56, 40.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% 0.1436 0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.171 32.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.8563, 14.0716, 3.1024)
Luminance	0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3B23 #23A5BD

analogous

#BD2358 #BD3B23 #BD8823

triadic

#BD3B23 #23BD3B #3B23BD

tetradic

#BD3B23 #58BD23 #23A5BD #8823BD

square

#BD3B23 #58BD23 #23A5BD #8823BD

split-complementary

#BD3B23 #23BD88 #2358BD

monochromatic

#561B10 #892B19 #BD3B23 #DC5941 #E58675

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#BD3B23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#BD3B23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3B23

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3B23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3B23	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61571F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D00B37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3b23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 59, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.171 32.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7860',
    500: '#bd3b23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3b23;
$custom-light: #da7860;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3b23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.351,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53955,
    "c": 0.17052,
    "h": 32.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3B23

secondary

#6FBECD

accent

#D0EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3B23

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

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