#BD493D#BD493D
#BD493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.152 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD493D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 73, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 68%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 67.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.87, 45.95, 31.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.87, 55.66, 34.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.96% 0.1333 0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.96% 0.152 28.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2135, 15.9241, 6.2126) |
| Luminance | 0.1592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.72
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.62
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.52
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.87
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.05
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD493D #3DB1BD
analogous
#BD3D71 #BD493D #BD893D
triadic
#BD493D #3DBD49 #493DBD
tetradic
#BD493D #71BD3D #3DB1BD #893DBD
square
#BD493D #71BD3D #3DB1BD #893DBD
split-complementary
#BD493D #3DBD89 #3D71BD
monochromatic
#60251F #8F372E #BD493D #CE7269 #DD9E97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.02
#BD493D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#BD493D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD493D
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD493D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD493D | 1.00 | 5.02 | 4.18 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685F3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85793A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF3047
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd493d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.152 28.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88173',
500: '#bd493d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd493d; $custom-light: #d88173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd493d",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 73,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.625,
"s": 51.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55958,
"c": 0.15205,
"h": 28.7
},
"luminance": 0.15921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD493D
secondary
#8DC3C9
accent
#CDDB4D
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B