#BD4242#BD4242

#BD4242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.159 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4242
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, 49.36, 27.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 56.32, 28.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% 0.145 0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.159 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9202, 15.1119, 6.8105)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4242 #42BDBD

analogous

#BD4280 #BD4242 #BD8042

triadic

#BD4242 #42BD42 #4242BD

tetradic

#BD4242 #80BD42 #42BDBD #7F42BD

square

#BD4242 #80BD42 #42BDBD #7F42BD

split-complementary

#BD4242 #42BD80 #427FBD

monochromatic

#622222 #903232 #BD4242 #CD6F6F #DD9D9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BD4242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BD4242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4242

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4242	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)

#635C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.159 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d76',
    500: '#bd4242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4242;
$custom-light: #d87d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55165,
    "c": 0.15862,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4242

secondary

#92C9C9

accent

#D8D850

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4242

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

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