#BD4255#BD4255

#BD4255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.158 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4255
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(351, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(351, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 55%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 50.68, 16.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 53.18, 17.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.1525 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.158 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5763, 15.3743, 10.2660)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4255 #42BDAA

analogous

#BD4292 #BD4255 #BD6D42

triadic

#BD4255 #55BD42 #4255BD

tetradic

#BD4255 #92BD42 #42BDAA #6D42BD

square

#BD4255 #92BD42 #42BDAA #6D42BD

split-complementary

#BD4255 #42BD6D #4292BD

monochromatic

#62222C #903241 #BD4255 #CD6F7E #DD9DA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BD4255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BD4255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4255

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4255	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605D55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7752

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2B4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.158 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d84',
    500: '#bd4255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4255;
$custom-light: #d77d84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.732,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55546,
    "c": 0.15773,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4255

secondary

#92C9C0

accent

#D8C350

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4255

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

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