#BD4257#BD4257

#BD4257 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.158 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4257
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 87)
HSL	hsl(350, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(350, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 54%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.19, 50.84, 14.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.19, 53.00, 16.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.1533 0.0376)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.158 13.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.6569, 15.4066, 10.6903)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4257 #42BDA8

analogous

#BD4295 #BD4257 #BD6A42

triadic

#BD4257 #57BD42 #4257BD

tetradic

#BD4257 #95BD42 #42BDA8 #6A42BD

square

#BD4257 #95BD42 #42BDA8 #6A42BD

split-complementary

#BD4257 #42BD6A #4295BD

monochromatic

#62222D #903242 #BD4257 #CD6F7F #DD9DA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BD4257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BD4257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4257

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4257	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7754

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2C4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.158 13.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d86',
    500: '#bd4257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4257;
$custom-light: #d77d86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.756,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55593,
    "c": 0.15783,
    "h": 13.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4257

secondary

#92C9C0

accent

#D8C150

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4257

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

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