#BD4955#BD4955

#BD4955 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.149 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4955
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 85)
HSL	hsl(354, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(354, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 55%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.29, 47.60, 17.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.29, 50.77, 20.37°)
OKLab	oklab(56.41% 0.1427 0.044)
OKLCH	oklch(56.41% 0.149 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.0106, 16.2429, 10.4107)
Luminance	0.1624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4955 #49BDB1

analogous

#BD498F #BD4955 #BD7749

triadic

#BD4955 #55BD49 #4955BD

tetradic

#BD4955 #8FBD49 #49BDB1 #7749BD

square

#BD4955 #8FBD49 #49BDB1 #7749BD

split-complementary

#BD4955 #49BD77 #498FBD

monochromatic

#66252C #93353F #BD4955 #CD767F #DEA3A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#BD4955 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#BD4955 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4955

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4955	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4955	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656155

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827952

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE354E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4955;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.149 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68184',
    500: '#bd4955',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4955;
$custom-light: #d68184;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4955",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.793,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56406,
    "c": 0.14933,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4955

secondary

#97CAC5

accent

#D6C951

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4955

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

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