#BD4241#BD4241

#BD4241 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.159 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4241
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 65)
HSL	hsl(0, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 65.6%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, 49.30, 27.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 56.55, 29.34°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.1446 0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.159 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8910, 15.1002, 6.6566)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4241 #41BCBD

analogous

#BD417E #BD4241 #BD8041

triadic

#BD4241 #41BD42 #4241BD

tetradic

#BD4241 #7EBD41 #41BCBD #8041BD

square

#BD4241 #7EBD41 #41BCBD #8041BD

split-complementary

#BD4241 #41BD80 #417EBD

monochromatic

#622222 #8F3231 #BD4241 #CD6F6E #DD9C9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BD4241 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BD4241 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4241

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4241	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4241	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4241;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.159 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d75',
    500: '#bd4241',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4241;
$custom-light: #d87d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4241",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.484,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55148,
    "c": 0.15874,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4241

secondary

#91C9C9

accent

#D7D84F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4241

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

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