#BD4142#BD4142

#BD4142 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.160 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4142
RGB	rgb(189, 65, 66)
HSL	hsl(360, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(360, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, 49.78, 26.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 56.60, 28.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.1464 0.0638)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.16 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.8623, 14.9961, 6.7912)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4142 #41BDBC

analogous

#BD4180 #BD4142 #BD7E41

triadic

#BD4142 #42BD41 #4142BD

tetradic

#BD4142 #80BD41 #41BDBC #7E41BD

square

#BD4142 #80BD41 #41BDBC #7E41BD

split-complementary

#BD4142 #41BD7E #4180BD

monochromatic

#622222 #8F3132 #BD4142 #CD6E6F #DD9C9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BD4142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BD4142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4142

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4142	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81763F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 65, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.160 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c76',
    500: '#bd4142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4142;
$custom-light: #d87c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.516,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55046,
    "c": 0.15967,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4142

secondary

#91C9C9

accent

#D8D74F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4142

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

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