#BD4342#BD4342

#BD4342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.158 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4342
RGB	rgb(189, 67, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.95, 48.92, 27.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.95, 56.04, 29.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.1436 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.158 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9792, 15.2298, 6.8302)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4342 #42BCBD

analogous

#BD427E #BD4342 #BD8142

triadic

#BD4342 #42BD43 #4342BD

tetradic

#BD4342 #7EBD42 #42BCBD #8142BD

square

#BD4342 #7EBD42 #42BCBD #8142BD

split-complementary

#BD4342 #42BD81 #427EBD

monochromatic

#622322 #903332 #BD4342 #CD706F #DD9D9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BD4342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BD4342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4342

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4342	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82773F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2744

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 67, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.158 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d76',
    500: '#bd4342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4342;
$custom-light: #d87d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.488,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55285,
    "c": 0.15755,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4342

secondary

#92C9C9

accent

#D7D850

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4342

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

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