#BD4048#BD4048

#BD4048 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.160 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4048
RGB	rgb(189, 64, 72)
HSL	hsl(356, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(356, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.1%, 61.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.58, 50.58, 23.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.58, 55.68, 24.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.15 0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.16 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.9917, 14.9568, 7.7532)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4048 #40BDB5

analogous

#BD4087 #BD4048 #BD7740

triadic

#BD4048 #48BD40 #4048BD

tetradic

#BD4048 #87BD40 #40BDB5 #7740BD

square

#BD4048 #87BD40 #40BDB5 #7740BD

split-complementary

#BD4048 #40BD77 #4087BD

monochromatic

#622125 #8F3137 #BD4048 #CD6D73 #DD9A9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#BD4048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#BD4048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4048

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4048	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605B47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807645

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2444

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 64, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.160 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c7b',
    500: '#bd4048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4048;
$custom-light: #d77c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.16,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55039,
    "c": 0.1602,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4048

secondary

#90C9C5

accent

#D9D04F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4048

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →