#BD442E#BD442E

#BD442E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.160 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD442E
RGB	rgb(189, 68, 46)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 75.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, 47.47, 38.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 61.23, 39.18°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.1351 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.16 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.5491, 15.1537, 4.2692)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD442E #2EA7BD

analogous

#BD2E5F #BD442E #BD8B2E

triadic

#BD442E #2EBD44 #442EBD

tetradic

#BD442E #5FBD2E #2EA7BD #8B2EBD

square

#BD442E #5FBD2E #2EA7BD #8B2EBD

split-complementary

#BD442E #2EBD8B #2E5FBD

monochromatic

#5B2116 #8C3222 #BD442E #D56753 #E19384

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BD442E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BD442E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD442E

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD442E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD442E	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84762A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02440

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd442e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 68, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.160 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97d68',
    500: '#bd442e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd442e;
$custom-light: #d97d68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd442e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.231,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55122,
    "c": 0.16015,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD442E

secondary

#7CBECA

accent

#CBE444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD442E

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

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