#BD4252#BD4252

#BD4252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.158 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4252
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 82)
HSL	hsl(352, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(352, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 56.6%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 50.45, 17.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 53.52, 19.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.1513 0.0443)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.158 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.4597, 15.3277, 9.6515)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4252 #42BDAD

analogous

#BD4290 #BD4252 #BD6F42

triadic

#BD4252 #52BD42 #4252BD

tetradic

#BD4252 #90BD42 #42BDAD #6F42BD

square

#BD4252 #90BD42 #42BDAD #6F42BD

split-complementary

#BD4252 #42BD6F #4290BD

monochromatic

#62222B #90323E #BD4252 #CD6F7C #DD9DA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#BD4252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#BD4252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4252

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4252	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)

#605D52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80774F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2A49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.158 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d82',
    500: '#bd4252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4252;
$custom-light: #d77d82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.195,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55479,
    "c": 0.15765,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4252

secondary

#92C9C2

accent

#D8C650

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4252

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

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