#BD4953#BD4953

#BD4953 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.149 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4953
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 83)
HSL	hsl(355, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 56.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, 47.44, 18.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 51.03, 21.64°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1419 0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.149 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.9323, 16.2116, 9.9982)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4953 #49BDB3

analogous

#BD498D #BD4953 #BD7949

triadic

#BD4953 #53BD49 #4953BD

tetradic

#BD4953 #8DBD49 #49BDB3 #7949BD

square

#BD4953 #8DBD49 #49BDB3 #7949BD

split-complementary

#BD4953 #49BD79 #498DBD

monochromatic

#66252B #93353E #BD4953 #CD767D #DEA3A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#BD4953 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BD4953 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4953

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4953	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4953	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)

#656153

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827950

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE344D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4953;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.149 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68183',
    500: '#bd4953',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4953;
$custom-light: #d68183;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4953",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.828,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56362,
    "c": 0.14936,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4953

secondary

#97CAC6

accent

#D6CB51

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4953

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

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