#BD4742#BD4742

#BD4742 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.153 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4742
RGB	rgb(189, 71, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 47.16, 28.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 54.92, 30.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.1381 0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.153 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.2253, 15.7219, 6.9122)
Luminance	0.1572 (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

#BD4742 #42B8BD

analogous

#BD427B #BD4742 #BD8442

triadic

#BD4742 #42BD47 #4742BD

tetradic

#BD4742 #7BBD42 #42B8BD #8442BD

square

#BD4742 #7BBD42 #42B8BD #8442BD

split-complementary

#BD4742 #42BD84 #427BBD

monochromatic

#622522 #903632 #BD4742 #CD736F #DD9F9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BD4742 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BD4742 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4742

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4742	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4742	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83783F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2E47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4742;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 71, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.153 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f76',
    500: '#bd4742',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4742;
$custom-light: #d87f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4742",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.439,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55781,
    "c": 0.15328,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4742

secondary

#92C7C9

accent

#D2D850

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4742

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

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