#BD4545#BD4545

#BD4545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.155 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4545
RGB	rgb(189, 69, 69)
HSL	hsl(0, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 63.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 48.23, 26.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 54.81, 28.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.142 0.0621)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.155 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1909, 15.5080, 7.3486)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4545 #45BDBD

analogous

#BD4581 #BD4545 #BD8145

triadic

#BD4545 #45BD45 #4545BD

tetradic

#BD4545 #81BD45 #45BDBD #8145BD

square

#BD4545 #81BD45 #45BDBD #8145BD

split-complementary

#BD4545 #45BD81 #4581BD

monochromatic

#642424 #913434 #BD4545 #CD7272 #DD9F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BD4545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BD4545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4545

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4545	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645E44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827742

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2B46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 69, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.155 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e78',
    500: '#bd4545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4545;
$custom-light: #d77e78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55582,
    "c": 0.15502,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4545

secondary

#94CACA

accent

#D7D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4545

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

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