#BD3F42#BD3F42

#BD3F42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.162 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD3F42
RGB	rgb(189, 63, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 50.62, 26.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 57.16, 27.68°)
OKLab	oklab(54.81% 0.149 0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(54.81% 0.162 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.7496, 14.7705, 6.7536)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD3F42 #3FBDBA

analogous

#BD3F81 #BD3F42 #BD7B3F

triadic

#BD3F42 #42BD3F #3F42BD

tetradic

#BD3F42 #81BD3F #3FBDBA #7B3FBD

square

#BD3F42 #81BD3F #3FBDBA #7B3FBD

split-complementary

#BD3F42 #3FBD7B #3F81BD

monochromatic

#612022 #8F3032 #BD3F42 #CE6B6E #DD999B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#BD3F42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BD3F42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD3F42

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD3F42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD3F42	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80753E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd3f42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 63, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.162 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87b76',
    500: '#bd3f42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd3f42;
$custom-light: #d87b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd3f42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.571,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54814,
    "c": 0.16177,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD3F42

secondary

#8FC9C8

accent

#DAD64E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD3F42

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

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