#BD4957#BD4957

#BD4957 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.149 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4957
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 87)
HSL	hsl(353, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(353, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 54%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.33, 47.76, 16.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.33, 50.53, 19.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% 0.1435 0.0413)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.149 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.0912, 16.2752, 10.8351)
Luminance	0.1627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4957 #49BDAF

analogous

#BD4991 #BD4957 #BD7549

triadic

#BD4957 #57BD49 #4957BD

tetradic

#BD4957 #91BD49 #49BDAF #7549BD

square

#BD4957 #91BD49 #49BDAF #7549BD

split-complementary

#BD4957 #49BD75 #4991BD

monochromatic

#66252D #933541 #BD4957 #CD7680 #DEA3AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#BD4957 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#BD4957 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4957

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4957	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4957	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)

#646157

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827954

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE354F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4957;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.149 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68186',
    500: '#bd4957',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4957;
$custom-light: #d68186;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4957",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.759,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56451,
    "c": 0.14934,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4957

secondary

#97CAC4

accent

#D6C651

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4957

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

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