#BD495E#BD495E

#BD495E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.150 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD495E
RGB	rgb(189, 73, 94)
HSL	hsl(349, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(349, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 50.3%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.49, 48.36, 12.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.49, 49.95, 14.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.1463 0.0318)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.15 12.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.3912, 16.3952, 12.4150)
Luminance	0.1639 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD495E #49BDA8

analogous

#BD4998 #BD495E #BD6E49

triadic

#BD495E #5EBD49 #495EBD

tetradic

#BD495E #98BD49 #49BDA8 #6E49BD

square

#BD495E #98BD49 #49BDA8 #6E49BD

split-complementary

#BD495E #49BD6E #4998BD

monochromatic

#662531 #933546 #BD495E #CD7686 #DEA3AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#BD495E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#BD495E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD495E

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD495E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD495E	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63625E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81795B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3751

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd495e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 73, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.150 12.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6818b',
    500: '#bd495e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd495e;
$custom-light: #d6818b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd495e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.138,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56618,
    "c": 0.14969,
    "h": 12.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD495E

secondary

#97CAC1

accent

#D6BE51

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD495E

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

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