#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
RGBrgb(189, 73, 66)
HSLhsl(3, 48%, 50%)
HSVhsv(3, 65%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61.4%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LABlab(46.95, 46.25, 28.58)
CIE-LCHlch(46.95, 54.37, 31.72°)
OKLaboklab(56.04% 0.1352 0.0675)
OKLCHoklch(56.04% 0.151 26.5)
XYZxyz(24.3545, 15.9805, 6.9553)
Luminance0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

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
##BD49421.005.014.205.01
#FFFFFF5.011.0021.001.00
#0000004.2021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.011.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#BD4942 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva