#BD4849#BD4849

#BD4849 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.151 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4849
RGB	rgb(189, 72, 73)
HSL	hsl(359, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 61.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 47.16, 24.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 53.08, 27.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% 0.1394 0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.151 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5085, 15.9378, 8.0878)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4849 #48BDBC

analogous

#BD4883 #BD4849 #BD8148

triadic

#BD4849 #49BD48 #4849BD

tetradic

#BD4849 #83BD48 #48BDBC #8148BD

square

#BD4849 #83BD48 #48BDBC #8148BD

split-complementary

#BD4849 #48BD81 #4883BD

monochromatic

#662525 #933536 #BD4849 #CD7576 #DDA2A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BD4849 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BD4849 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4849

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4849	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4849	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837846

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3149

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4849;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.151 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7807b',
    500: '#bd4849',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4849;
$custom-light: #d7807b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4849",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.487,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56033,
    "c": 0.15124,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4849

secondary

#97CACA

accent

#D7D551

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4849

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

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