#BD472A#BD472A

#BD472A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.158 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD472A
RGB	rgb(189, 71, 42)
HSL	hsl(12, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 77.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 45.97, 41.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 61.80, 41.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1297 0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.158 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.6600, 15.4958, 3.9352)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD472A #2AA0BD

analogous

#BD2A56 #BD472A #BD912A

triadic

#BD472A #2ABD47 #472ABD

tetradic

#BD472A #56BD2A #2AA0BD #912ABD

square

#BD472A #56BD2A #2AA0BD #912ABD

split-complementary

#BD472A #2ABD91 #2A56BD

monochromatic

#592114 #8B341F #BD472A #D7684D #E3937F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BD472A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BD472A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD472A

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD472A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD472A	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)

#685D26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd472a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 71, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.158 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97f65',
    500: '#bd472a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd472a;
$custom-light: #d97f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd472a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.837,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55457,
    "c": 0.15821,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD472A

secondary

#78BBCB

accent

#C6E741

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD472A

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

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