#BD495B#BD495B

#BD495B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.149 H 13.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD495B
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 91)
HSL	hsl(351, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 51.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.42, 48.10, 14.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.42, 50.15, 16.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.55% 0.1451 0.0359)
OKLCH	oklch(56.55% 0.149 13.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.2592, 16.3424, 11.7197)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD495B #49BDAB

analogous

#BD4995 #BD495B #BD7149

triadic

#BD495B #5BBD49 #495BBD

tetradic

#BD495B #95BD49 #49BDAB #7149BD

square

#BD495B #95BD49 #49BDAB #7149BD

split-complementary

#BD495B #49BD71 #4995BD

monochromatic

#66252F #933544 #BD495B #CD7683 #DEA3AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#BD495B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#BD495B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD495B

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD495B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD495B	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64625B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817958

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3750

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd495b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.149 13.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68189',
    500: '#bd495b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd495b;
$custom-light: #d68189;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd495b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.69,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56545,
    "c": 0.14947,
    "h": 13.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD495B

secondary

#97CAC3

accent

#D6C251

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD495B

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

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