#BD422C#BD422C

#BD422C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.162 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD422C
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 44)
HSL	hsl(9, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 76.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 48.26, 39.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 62.30, 39.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.1372 0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.162 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.3917, 14.9005, 4.0267)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD422C #2CA7BD

analogous

#BD2C5F #BD422C #BD8A2C

triadic

#BD422C #2CBD42 #422CBD

tetradic

#BD422C #5FBD2C #2CA7BD #8A2CBD

square

#BD422C #5FBD2C #2CA7BD #8A2CBD

split-complementary

#BD422C #2CBD8A #2C5FBD

monochromatic

#5A1F15 #8B3120 #BD422C #D66450 #E29082

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BD422C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BD422C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD422C

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD422C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD422C	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)

#655B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0203E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd422c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.162 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97c66',
    500: '#bd422c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd422c;
$custom-light: #d97c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd422c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.103,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54855,
    "c": 0.16245,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD422C

secondary

#7ABECB

accent

#CDE542

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD422C

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

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