#BD4137#BD4137

#BD4137 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.161 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4137
RGB	rgb(189, 65, 55)
HSL	hsl(4, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 70.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.47, 49.18, 33.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.47, 59.34, 34.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1422 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.161 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.5687, 14.8786, 5.2445)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4137 #37B3BD

analogous

#BD3770 #BD4137 #BD8437

triadic

#BD4137 #37BD41 #4137BD

tetradic

#BD4137 #70BD37 #37B3BD #8437BD

square

#BD4137 #70BD37 #37B3BD #8437BD

split-complementary

#BD4137 #37BD84 #3770BD

monochromatic

#5E201B #8E3129 #BD4137 #D16960 #DF9690

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BD4137 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BD4137 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4137

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4137	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4137	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02140

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4137;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 65, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.161 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6e',
    500: '#bd4137',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4137;
$custom-light: #d87c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4137",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.478,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54873,
    "c": 0.1613,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4137

secondary

#86C4C9

accent

#D3DE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4137

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

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