#BD4249#BD4249

#BD4249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.158 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4249
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 73)
HSL	hsl(357, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(357, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 61.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.91, 49.80, 23.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.91, 54.90, 24.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.1477 0.0558)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.158 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1394, 15.1996, 7.9647)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4249 #42BDB6

analogous

#BD4287 #BD4249 #BD7842

triadic

#BD4249 #49BD42 #4249BD

tetradic

#BD4249 #87BD42 #42BDB6 #7842BD

square

#BD4249 #87BD42 #42BDB6 #7842BD

split-complementary

#BD4249 #42BD78 #4287BD

monochromatic

#622226 #903237 #BD4249 #CD6F75 #DD9DA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BD4249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BD4249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4249

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4249	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817646

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.158 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d7b',
    500: '#bd4249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4249;
$custom-light: #d77d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.585,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55293,
    "c": 0.15793,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4249

secondary

#92C9C6

accent

#D8D050

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4249

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

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