#BD472B#BD472B
#BD472B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.158 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD472B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 71, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 77.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.32, 46.01, 40.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.32, 61.48, 41.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.47% 0.13 0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.47% 0.158 34.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6781, 15.5031, 4.0306) |
| Luminance | 0.1550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.31
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.40
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.93
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.18
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.40
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD472B #2BA1BD
analogous
#BD2B58 #BD472B #BD902B
triadic
#BD472B #2BBD47 #472BBD
tetradic
#BD472B #58BD2B #2BA1BD #902BBD
square
#BD472B #58BD2B #2BA1BD #902BBD
split-complementary
#BD472B #2BBD90 #2B58BD
monochromatic
#592214 #8B3420 #BD472B #D7694E #E29380
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#BD472B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#BD472B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD472B
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD472B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD472B | 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)
#685D27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857727
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02941
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd472b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 71, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.158 34.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97f66',
500: '#bd472b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd472b; $custom-light: #d97f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd472b",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 71,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.507,
"s": 62.931,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55467,
"c": 0.15798,
"h": 34.6
},
"luminance": 0.155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD472B
secondary
#79BBCB
accent
#C6E642
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A