#BD4943#BD4943

#BD4943 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.151 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4943
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 67)
HSL	hsl(3, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(3, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 64.6%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 46.31, 28.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 54.12, 31.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.1356 0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.151 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.3843, 15.9924, 7.1119)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4943 #43B7BD

analogous

#BD437A #BD4943 #BD8643

triadic

#BD4943 #43BD49 #4943BD

tetradic

#BD4943 #7ABD43 #43B7BD #8643BD

square

#BD4943 #7ABD43 #43B7BD #8643BD

split-complementary

#BD4943 #43BD86 #437ABD

monochromatic

#632623 #903733 #BD4943 #CD7570 #DDA19E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#BD4943 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#BD4943 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4943

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4943	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4943	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676042

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3148

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4943;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.151 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78177',
    500: '#bd4943',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4943;
$custom-light: #d78177;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4943",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.951,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56054,
    "c": 0.15097,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4943

secondary

#93C6C9

accent

#D1D850

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4943

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

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