#BD4837#BD4837
#BD4837 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.154 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD4837 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 72, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 70.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.62, 46.09, 34.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.62, 57.60, 36.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.74% 0.1326 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.74% 0.154 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9957, 15.7327, 5.3868) |
| Luminance | 0.1573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.10
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.90
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.61
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.92
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.58
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD4837 #37ACBD
analogous
#BD3769 #BD4837 #BD8B37
triadic
#BD4837 #37BD48 #4837BD
tetradic
#BD4837 #69BD37 #37ACBD #8B37BD
square
#BD4837 #69BD37 #37ACBD #8B37BD
split-complementary
#BD4837 #37BD8B #3769BD
monochromatic
#5E241B #8E3629 #BD4837 #D16F60 #DF9A90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#BD4837 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#BD4837 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD4837
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD4837 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD4837 | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.15 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685E35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857834
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF2D45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd4837; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.154 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8806e',
500: '#bd4837',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd4837; $custom-light: #d8806e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd4837",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 72,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.612,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55741,
"c": 0.15431,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.15729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD4837
secondary
#86C1C9
accent
#CBDE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A