#BD4859#BD4859

#BD4859 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.151 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4859
RGB	rgb(189, 72, 89)
HSL	hsl(351, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 52.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.21, 48.38, 15.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.21, 50.69, 17.37°)
OKLab	oklab(56.37% 0.1457 0.0381)
OKLCH	oklch(56.37% 0.151 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.1089, 16.1780, 11.2497)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4859 #48BDAC

analogous

#BD4893 #BD4859 #BD7148

triadic

#BD4859 #59BD48 #4859BD

tetradic

#BD4859 #93BD48 #48BDAC #7148BD

square

#BD4859 #93BD48 #48BDAC #7148BD

split-complementary

#BD4859 #48BD71 #4893BD

monochromatic

#66252E #933543 #BD4859 #CD7582 #DDA2AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#BD4859 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#BD4859 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4859

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4859	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4859	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636159

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817956

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE354F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4859;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 72, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.151 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68087',
    500: '#bd4859',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4859;
$custom-light: #d68087;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4859",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.282,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56371,
    "c": 0.15062,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4859

secondary

#97CAC3

accent

#D7C351

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4859

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

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