#BD4836#BD4836

#BD4836 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.155 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4836
RGB	rgb(189, 72, 54)
HSL	hsl(8, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(8, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 71.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 46.04, 35.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 57.89, 37.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% 0.1322 0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.155 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.9720, 15.7232, 5.2619)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4836 #36ABBD

analogous

#BD3667 #BD4836 #BD8B36

triadic

#BD4836 #36BD48 #4836BD

tetradic

#BD4836 #67BD36 #36ABBD #8B36BD

square

#BD4836 #67BD36 #36ABBD #8B36BD

split-complementary

#BD4836 #36BD8B #3667BD

monochromatic

#5E241B #8D3628 #BD4836 #D16E5F #DF998F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BD4836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BD4836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4836

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4836	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)

#685E33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857833

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.155 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8806e',
    500: '#bd4836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4836;
$custom-light: #d8806e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55728,
    "c": 0.15453,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4836

secondary

#85C0C9

accent

#CBDF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4836

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

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