#BD4243#BD4243

#BD4243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.158 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4243
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(360, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(360, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 64.6%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 49.42, 26.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 56.10, 28.26°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1454 0.0631)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.158 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.9500, 15.1238, 6.9671)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4243 #42BDBC

analogous

#BD4281 #BD4243 #BD7E42

triadic

#BD4243 #43BD42 #4243BD

tetradic

#BD4243 #81BD42 #42BDBC #7E42BD

square

#BD4243 #81BD42 #42BDBC #7E42BD

split-complementary

#BD4243 #42BD7E #4281BD

monochromatic

#622223 #903233 #BD4243 #CD6F70 #DD9D9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BD4243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BD4243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4243

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4243	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)

#625C42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817640

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.158 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d77',
    500: '#bd4243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4243;
$custom-light: #d87d77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.512,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55182,
    "c": 0.15849,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4243

secondary

#92C9C9

accent

#D8D750

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4243

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

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