#BD4138#BD4138

#BD4138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.161 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4138
RGB	rgb(189, 65, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(4, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 70.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.48, 49.23, 32.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.48, 59.07, 33.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% 0.1426 0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.161 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.5929, 14.8883, 5.3720)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4138 #38B4BD

analogous

#BD3871 #BD4138 #BD8338

triadic

#BD4138 #38BD41 #4138BD

tetradic

#BD4138 #71BD38 #38B4BD #8338BD

square

#BD4138 #71BD38 #38B4BD #8338BD

split-complementary

#BD4138 #38BD83 #3871BD

monochromatic

#5F211C #8E312A #BD4138 #D06962 #DE9691

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BD4138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BD4138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4138

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4138	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)

#635B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02140

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 65, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.161 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6f',
    500: '#bd4138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4138;
$custom-light: #d87c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.06,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54888,
    "c": 0.16112,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4138

secondary

#87C5C9

accent

#D4DE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4138

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

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