#BD3C49#BD3C49
#BD3C49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.164 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD3C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 60, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 61.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.99, 52.29, 21.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.99, 56.69, 22.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.61% 0.1557 0.0531) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.61% 0.164 18.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8071, 14.5349, 7.8539) |
| Luminance | 0.1453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.32
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.68
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.97
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.84
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 5.42
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD3C49 #3CBDB0
analogous
#BD3C8A #BD3C49 #BD703C
triadic
#BD3C49 #49BD3C #3C49BD
tetradic
#BD3C49 #8ABD3C #3CBDB0 #703CBD
square
#BD3C49 #8ABD3C #3CBDB0 #703CBD
split-complementary
#BD3C49 #3CBD70 #3C8ABD
monochromatic
#601F25 #8F2D37 #BD3C49 #CF6772 #DE969D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#BD3C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#BD3C49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD3C49
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD3C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD3C49 | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.91 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5949
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7446
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF1D42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd3c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 60, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.164 18.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87a7b',
500: '#bd3c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd3c49; $custom-light: #d87a7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd3c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 60,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.953,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54608,
"c": 0.16445,
"h": 18.8
},
"luminance": 0.14532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD3C49
secondary
#8CC9C3
accent
#DBCD4D
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B