#BD4949#BD4949

#BD4949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.150 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4949
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 73)
HSL	hsl(0, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 61.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.06, 46.70, 24.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.06, 52.78, 27.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1379 0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.15 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.5737, 16.0682, 8.1095)
Luminance	0.1606 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4949 #49BDBD

analogous

#BD4983 #BD4949 #BD8349

triadic

#BD4949 #49BD49 #4949BD

tetradic

#BD4949 #83BD49 #49BDBD #8349BD

square

#BD4949 #83BD49 #49BDBD #8349BD

split-complementary

#BD4949 #49BD83 #4983BD

monochromatic

#662525 #933535 #BD4949 #CD7676 #DEA3A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#BD4949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#BD4949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4949

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4949	1.00	4.98	4.21	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847946

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF324A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.150 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7817b',
    500: '#bd4949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4949;
$custom-light: #d7817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56161,
    "c": 0.15011,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4949

secondary

#97CACA

accent

#D6D651

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4949

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

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