#BD4548#BD4548

#BD4548 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.155 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4548
RGB	rgb(189, 69, 72)
HSL	hsl(359, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 61.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 48.43, 24.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 54.18, 26.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.1432 0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.155 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.2864, 15.5462, 7.8515)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4548 #45BDBA

analogous

#BD4584 #BD4548 #BD7E45

triadic

#BD4548 #48BD45 #4548BD

tetradic

#BD4548 #84BD45 #45BDBA #7E45BD

square

#BD4548 #84BD45 #45BDBA #7E45BD

split-complementary

#BD4548 #45BD7E #4584BD

monochromatic

#642425 #913436 #BD4548 #CD7274 #DD9FA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BD4548 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BD4548 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4548

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4548	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4548	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)

#645E47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827745

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2C47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4548;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 69, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.155 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e7b',
    500: '#bd4548',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4548;
$custom-light: #d77e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4548",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.5,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55637,
    "c": 0.1547,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4548

secondary

#94CAC8

accent

#D7D451

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4548

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

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