#BD4042#BD4042

#BD4042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.161 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4042
RGB	rgb(189, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.1%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.47, 50.21, 26.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.47, 56.88, 28.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.1477 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.161 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.8054, 14.8823, 6.7722)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4042 #40BDBB

analogous

#BD4081 #BD4042 #BD7D40

triadic

#BD4042 #42BD40 #4042BD

tetradic

#BD4042 #81BD40 #40BDBB #7D40BD

square

#BD4042 #81BD40 #40BDBB #7D40BD

split-complementary

#BD4042 #40BD7D #4081BD

monochromatic

#622122 #8F3132 #BD4042 #CD6D6E #DD9A9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BD4042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BD4042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4042

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4042	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81763F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.161 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c76',
    500: '#bd4042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4042;
$custom-light: #d87c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.04,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54929,
    "c": 0.16072,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4042

secondary

#90C9C8

accent

#D9D74F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4042

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

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