#BD4848#BD4848

#BD4848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.151 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4848
RGB	rgb(189, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 61.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 47.09, 24.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 53.28, 27.91°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.139 0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.151 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.4756, 15.9247, 7.9146)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4848 #48BDBD

analogous

#BD4882 #BD4848 #BD8248

triadic

#BD4848 #48BD48 #4848BD

tetradic

#BD4848 #82BD48 #48BDBD #8248BD

square

#BD4848 #82BD48 #48BDBD #8248BD

split-complementary

#BD4848 #48BD82 #4882BD

monochromatic

#662525 #933535 #BD4848 #CD7575 #DDA2A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BD4848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BD4848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4848

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4848	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837845

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.151 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7807b',
    500: '#bd4848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4848;
$custom-light: #d7807b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56014,
    "c": 0.15135,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4848

secondary

#97CACA

accent

#D7D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4848

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

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