#BD4952#BD4952

#BD4952 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.149 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4952
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 82)
HSL	hsl(355, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 56.6%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 47.36, 19.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 51.18, 22.28°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% 0.1415 0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.149 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.8940, 16.1963, 9.7963)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4952 #49BDB4

analogous

#BD498C #BD4952 #BD7A49

triadic

#BD4952 #52BD49 #4952BD

tetradic

#BD4952 #8CBD49 #49BDB4 #7A49BD

square

#BD4952 #8CBD49 #49BDB4 #7A49BD

split-complementary

#BD4952 #49BD7A #498CBD

monochromatic

#66252A #93353D #BD4952 #CD767D #DEA3A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#BD4952 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BD4952 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4952

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4952	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4952	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656152

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82794F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE344D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4952;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.149 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78182',
    500: '#bd4952',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4952;
$custom-light: #d78182;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4952",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.345,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56341,
    "c": 0.14939,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4952

secondary

#97CAC7

accent

#D6CC51

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4952

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

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