#BD4855#BD4855

#BD4855 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.151 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4855
RGB	rgb(189, 72, 85)
HSL	hsl(353, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(353, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 55%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 48.05, 17.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 51.12, 19.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.28% 0.1441 0.0434)
OKLCH	oklch(56.28% 0.151 16.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.9455, 16.1126, 10.3890)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4855 #48BDB0

analogous

#BD488F #BD4855 #BD7548

triadic

#BD4855 #55BD48 #4855BD

tetradic

#BD4855 #8FBD48 #48BDB0 #7548BD

square

#BD4855 #8FBD48 #48BDB0 #7548BD

split-complementary

#BD4855 #48BD75 #488FBD

monochromatic

#66252C #93353F #BD4855 #CD757F #DDA2A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#BD4855 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#BD4855 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4855

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4855	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4855	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646055

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827952

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE344D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4855;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.151 16.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68084',
    500: '#bd4855',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4855;
$custom-light: #d68084;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4855",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.333,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56279,
    "c": 0.15054,
    "h": 16.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4855

secondary

#97CAC5

accent

#D7C851

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4855

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

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