#BD4835#BD4835

#BD4835 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.155 H 31.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4835
RGB	rgb(189, 72, 53)
HSL	hsl(8, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 72%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 45.99, 35.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 58.19, 37.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1319 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.155 31.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9487, 15.7139, 5.1395)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4835 #35AABD

analogous

#BD3566 #BD4835 #BD8C35

triadic

#BD4835 #35BD48 #4835BD

tetradic

#BD4835 #66BD35 #35AABD #8C35BD

square

#BD4835 #66BD35 #35AABD #8C35BD

split-complementary

#BD4835 #35BD8C #3566BD

monochromatic

#5D241A #8D3628 #BD4835 #D26E5D #DF998D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BD4835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BD4835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4835

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4835	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)

#685E32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857831

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.155 31.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8806d',
    500: '#bd4835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4835;
$custom-light: #d8806d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.382,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55715,
    "c": 0.15475,
    "h": 31.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4835

secondary

#84C0CA

accent

#CADF48

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4835

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

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