#BD4642#BD4642

#BD4642 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.154 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4642
RGB	rgb(189, 70, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, 47.60, 27.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 55.20, 30.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.1395 0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.154 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.1622, 15.5958, 6.8912)
Luminance	0.1559 (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

#BD4642 #42B9BD

analogous

#BD427C #BD4642 #BD8342

triadic

#BD4642 #42BD46 #4642BD

tetradic

#BD4642 #7CBD42 #42B9BD #8342BD

square

#BD4642 #7CBD42 #42B9BD #8342BD

split-complementary

#BD4642 #42BD83 #427CBD

monochromatic

#622422 #903532 #BD4642 #CD726F #DD9F9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BD4642 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BD4642 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4642

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4642	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4642	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83783F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4642;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 70, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.154 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f76',
    500: '#bd4642',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4642;
$custom-light: #d87f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4642",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.951,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55655,
    "c": 0.15435,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4642

secondary

#92C7C9

accent

#D3D850

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4642

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

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