#BD4237#BD4237

#BD4237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.160 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4237
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 55)
HSL	hsl(5, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 70.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, 48.75, 33.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 59.09, 34.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.1409 0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.16 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6266, 14.9944, 5.2638)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4237 #37B2BD

analogous

#BD376F #BD4237 #BD8537

triadic

#BD4237 #37BD42 #4237BD

tetradic

#BD4237 #6FBD37 #37B2BD #8537BD

square

#BD4237 #6FBD37 #37B2BD #8537BD

split-complementary

#BD4237 #37BD85 #376FBD

monochromatic

#5E211B #8E3129 #BD4237 #D16A60 #DF9690

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BD4237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BD4237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4237

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4237	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)

#645B35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02340

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.160 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6e',
    500: '#bd4237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4237;
$custom-light: #d87c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.925,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54993,
    "c": 0.1603,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4237

secondary

#86C4C9

accent

#D2DE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4237

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

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