#BD4942#BD4942
#BD4942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.151 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD4942 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 73, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 65.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.95, 46.25, 28.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.95, 54.37, 31.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.04% 0.1352 0.0675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.04% 0.151 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3545, 15.9805, 6.9553) |
| Luminance | 0.1598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.74
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.57
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.48
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.90
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.28
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD4942 #42B6BD
analogous
#BD4278 #BD4942 #BD8742
triadic
#BD4942 #42BD49 #4942BD
tetradic
#BD4942 #78BD42 #42B6BD #8742BD
square
#BD4942 #78BD42 #42B6BD #8742BD
split-complementary
#BD4942 #42BD87 #4278BD
monochromatic
#622622 #903732 #BD4942 #CD756F #DDA09D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.01
#BD4942 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#BD4942 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD4942
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD4942 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD4942 | 1.00 | 5.01 | 4.20 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#676041
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84793F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF3148
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd4942; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.151 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78176',
500: '#bd4942',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd4942; $custom-light: #d78176; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd4942",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 73,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.415,
"s": 48.235,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56038,
"c": 0.15113,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.15977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD4942
secondary
#92C6C9
accent
#D0D850
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B