#BD4451#BD4451

#BD4451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.155 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4451
RGB	rgb(189, 68, 81)
HSL	hsl(354, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(354, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 57.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 49.51, 18.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 52.98, 20.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.7% 0.1482 0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(55.7% 0.155 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5408, 15.5504, 9.4922)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4451 #44BDB0

analogous

#BD448D #BD4451 #BD7444

triadic

#BD4451 #51BD44 #4451BD

tetradic

#BD4451 #8DBD44 #44BDB0 #7444BD

square

#BD4451 #8DBD44 #44BDB0 #7444BD

split-complementary

#BD4451 #44BD74 #448DBD

monochromatic

#63232A #91333D #BD4451 #CD717B #DD9EA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BD4451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BD4451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4451

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4451	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625E51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81774E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 68, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.155 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e81',
    500: '#bd4451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4451;
$custom-light: #d77e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.554,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55696,
    "c": 0.15533,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4451

secondary

#93C9C4

accent

#D7C950

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4451

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

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