#BD4557#BD4557

#BD4557 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.154 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4557
RGB	rgb(189, 69, 87)
HSL	hsl(351, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 54%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 49.55, 15.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 51.95, 17.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.1492 0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.154 14.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.8368, 15.7664, 10.7503)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4557 #45BDAB

analogous

#BD4593 #BD4557 #BD6F45

triadic

#BD4557 #57BD45 #4557BD

tetradic

#BD4557 #93BD45 #45BDAB #6F45BD

square

#BD4557 #93BD45 #45BDAB #6F45BD

split-complementary

#BD4557 #45BD6F #4593BD

monochromatic

#64242D #913442 #BD4557 #CD7280 #DD9FA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BD4557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BD4557 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4557

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4557	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE304C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 69, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.154 14.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f86',
    500: '#bd4557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4557;
$custom-light: #d67f86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55952,
    "c": 0.15422,
    "h": 14.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4557

secondary

#94CAC2

accent

#D7C351

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4557

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

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