#BD4245#BD4245

#BD4245 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.158 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4245
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 69)
HSL	hsl(359, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 63.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, 49.54, 25.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 55.68, 27.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.1462 0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.158 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.0110, 15.1482, 7.2886)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4245 #42BDBA

analogous

#BD4282 #BD4245 #BD7D42

triadic

#BD4245 #45BD42 #4245BD

tetradic

#BD4245 #82BD42 #42BDBA #7D42BD

square

#BD4245 #82BD42 #42BDBA #7D42BD

split-complementary

#BD4245 #42BD7D #4282BD

monochromatic

#622224 #903234 #BD4245 #CD6F72 #DD9D9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BD4245 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BD4245 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4245

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4245	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4245	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817642

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4245;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.158 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d78',
    500: '#bd4245',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4245;
$custom-light: #d87d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4245",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.537,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55218,
    "c": 0.15828,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4245

secondary

#92C9C8

accent

#D8D550

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4245

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

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