#BD4935#BD4935

#BD4935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.154 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4935
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 53)
HSL	hsl(9, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 72%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.77, 45.53, 35.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.77, 57.95, 38.21°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.1304 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.154 32)
XYZ	xyz(24.0139, 15.8442, 5.1612)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4935 #35A9BD

analogous

#BD3565 #BD4935 #BD8D35

triadic

#BD4935 #35BD49 #4935BD

tetradic

#BD4935 #65BD35 #35A9BD #8D35BD

square

#BD4935 #65BD35 #35A9BD #8D35BD

split-complementary

#BD4935 #35BD8D #3565BD

monochromatic

#5D241A #8D3728 #BD4935 #D26F5D #DF998D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BD4935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BD4935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4935

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4935	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)

#695F32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857832

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.154 32.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8806d',
    500: '#bd4935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4935;
$custom-light: #d8806d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.824,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55845,
    "c": 0.15377,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.15841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4935

secondary

#84BFCA

accent

#C9DF48

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4935

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

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