#BD493A#BD493A
#BD493A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.153 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD493A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 73, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 69.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.83, 45.79, 33.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.83, 56.49, 35.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.91% 0.1322 0.0763) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.91% 0.153 30) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1350, 15.8927, 5.7989) |
| Luminance | 0.1589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.52
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.39
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.05
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.35
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.96
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD493A #3AAEBD
analogous
#BD3A6C #BD493A #BD8A3A
triadic
#BD493A #3ABD49 #493ABD
tetradic
#BD493A #6CBD3A #3AAEBD #8A3ABD
square
#BD493A #6CBD3A #3AAEBD #8A3ABD
split-complementary
#BD493A #3ABD8A #3A6CBD
monochromatic
#5F251D #8E372C #BD493A #D07165 #DE9C93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#BD493A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#BD493A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD493A
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD493A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD493A | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.18 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685F38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857837
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF2F46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd493a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.153 30.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88071',
500: '#bd493a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd493a; $custom-light: #d88071; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd493a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 73,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.87,
"s": 53.036,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55913,
"c": 0.15267,
"h": 30
},
"luminance": 0.15889
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD493A
secondary
#8AC2C9
accent
#CCDC4B
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A