#BD4250#BD4250

#BD4250 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.158 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4250
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 80)
HSL	hsl(353, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(353, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 57.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.04, 50.30, 19.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.04, 53.78, 20.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% 0.1505 0.0469)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.158 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3847, 15.2977, 9.2565)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4250 #42BDAF

analogous

#BD428D #BD4250 #BD7242

triadic

#BD4250 #50BD42 #4250BD

tetradic

#BD4250 #8DBD42 #42BDAF #7242BD

square

#BD4250 #8DBD42 #42BDAF #7242BD

split-complementary

#BD4250 #42BD72 #428DBD

monochromatic

#62222A #90323D #BD4250 #CD6F7A #DD9DA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#BD4250 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#BD4250 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4250

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4250	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4250	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615D50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80774D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2948

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4250;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.158 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d81',
    500: '#bd4250',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4250;
$custom-light: #d77d81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4250",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.171,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55435,
    "c": 0.15765,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4250

secondary

#92C9C3

accent

#D8C850

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4250

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

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