#BD4956#BD4956

#BD4956 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.149 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4956
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 86)
HSL	hsl(353, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(353, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 54.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.31, 47.68, 17.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.31, 50.65, 19.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.43% 0.1431 0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(56.43% 0.149 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.0507, 16.2589, 10.6214)
Luminance	0.1626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4956 #49BDB0

analogous

#BD4990 #BD4956 #BD7649

triadic

#BD4956 #56BD49 #4956BD

tetradic

#BD4956 #90BD49 #49BDB0 #7649BD

square

#BD4956 #90BD49 #49BDB0 #7649BD

split-complementary

#BD4956 #49BD76 #4990BD

monochromatic

#66252C #933540 #BD4956 #CD7680 #DEA3A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#BD4956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#BD4956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4956

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4956	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)

#646156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827953

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE354E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.149 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68185',
    500: '#bd4956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4956;
$custom-light: #d68185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.276,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56429,
    "c": 0.14933,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4956

secondary

#97CAC5

accent

#D6C751

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4956

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

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