#BD4259#BD4259

#BD4259 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.158 H 12.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4259
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 89)
HSL	hsl(349, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(349, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 52.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.23, 51.01, 13.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.23, 52.84, 15.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.1541 0.0349)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.158 12.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.7398, 15.4397, 11.1266)
Luminance	0.1544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4259 #42BDA6

analogous

#BD4297 #BD4259 #BD6842

triadic

#BD4259 #59BD42 #4259BD

tetradic

#BD4259 #97BD42 #42BDA6 #6842BD

square

#BD4259 #97BD42 #42BDA6 #6842BD

split-complementary

#BD4259 #42BD68 #4297BD

monochromatic

#62222E #903244 #BD4259 #CD6F81 #DD9DA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BD4259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BD4259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4259

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4259	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5E59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7756

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.158 12.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d87',
    500: '#bd4259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4259;
$custom-light: #d67d87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.78,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5564,
    "c": 0.15797,
    "h": 12.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4259

secondary

#92C9BF

accent

#D8BE50

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4259

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

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