#BD4842#BD4842

#BD4842 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.152 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4842
RGB	rgb(189, 72, 66)
HSL	hsl(3, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(3, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 46.70, 28.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 54.64, 31.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.1367 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.152 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.2894, 15.8502, 6.9336)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4842 #42B7BD

analogous

#BD4279 #BD4842 #BD8642

triadic

#BD4842 #42BD48 #4842BD

tetradic

#BD4842 #79BD42 #42B7BD #8642BD

square

#BD4842 #79BD42 #42B7BD #8642BD

split-complementary

#BD4842 #42BD86 #4279BD

monochromatic

#622522 #903732 #BD4842 #CD746F #DDA09D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BD4842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BD4842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4842

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4842	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.152 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78076',
    500: '#bd4842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4842;
$custom-light: #d78076;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.927,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55908,
    "c": 0.15221,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4842

secondary

#92C6C9

accent

#D1D850

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4842

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

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