#BD3F40#BD3F40
#BD3F40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.162 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD3F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 63, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 66.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.29, 50.51, 27.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.29, 57.61, 28.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.78% 0.1483 0.0653) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.78% 0.162 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6916, 14.7473, 6.4485) |
| Luminance | 0.1474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 0.46
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.95
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.53
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.65
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.37
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD3F40 #3FBDBC
analogous
#BD3F7F #BD3F40 #BD7D3F
triadic
#BD3F40 #40BD3F #3F40BD
tetradic
#BD3F40 #7FBD3F #3FBDBC #7D3FBD
square
#BD3F40 #7FBD3F #3FBDBC #7D3FBD
split-complementary
#BD3F40 #3FBD7D #3F7FBD
monochromatic
#612021 #8F3030 #BD3F40 #CE6B6C #DD999A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.32
#BD3F40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#BD3F40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD3F40
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD3F40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD3F40 | 1.00 | 5.32 | 3.95 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615A3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81753C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF1F41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd3f40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 63, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.162 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87b75',
500: '#bd3f40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd3f40; $custom-light: #d87b75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd3f40",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 63,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.524,
"s": 50,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54779,
"c": 0.162,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.14744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD3F40
secondary
#8FC9C9
accent
#DAD84E
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B