#BD4834#BD4834

#BD4834 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.155 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4834
RGB	rgb(189, 72, 52)
HSL	hsl(9, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 72.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 45.94, 36.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 58.49, 38.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.7% 0.1315 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(55.7% 0.155 31.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9260, 15.7048, 5.0196)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4834 #34A9BD

analogous

#BD3465 #BD4834 #BD8C34

triadic

#BD4834 #34BD48 #4834BD

tetradic

#BD4834 #65BD34 #34A9BD #8C34BD

square

#BD4834 #65BD34 #34A9BD #8C34BD

split-complementary

#BD4834 #34BD8C #3465BD

monochromatic

#5D231A #8D3627 #BD4834 #D26D5C #DF988C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BD4834 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BD4834 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4834

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4834	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4834	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)

#685E31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857830

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4834;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.155 31.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8806c',
    500: '#bd4834',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4834;
$custom-light: #d8806c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4834",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.759,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55702,
    "c": 0.15497,
    "h": 31.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4834

secondary

#83BFCA

accent

#CAE048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4834

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

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