#BD4238#BD4238

#BD4238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.160 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4238
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 70.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 48.80, 32.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 58.82, 33.93°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% 0.1413 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.16 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.6508, 15.0041, 5.3913)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4238 #38B3BD

analogous

#BD3871 #BD4238 #BD8438

triadic

#BD4238 #38BD42 #4238BD

tetradic

#BD4238 #71BD38 #38B3BD #8438BD

square

#BD4238 #71BD38 #38B3BD #8438BD

split-complementary

#BD4238 #38BD84 #3871BD

monochromatic

#5F211C #8E322A #BD4238 #D06A62 #DE9791

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BD4238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BD4238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4238

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4238	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)

#645B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02341

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.160 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c6f',
    500: '#bd4238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4238;
$custom-light: #d87c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.511,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55007,
    "c": 0.16013,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4238

secondary

#87C4C9

accent

#D3DE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4238

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

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