#BD4A2A#BD4A2A
#BD4A2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.155 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD4A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 74, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 64%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.8%, 77.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.83, 44.59, 41.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.83, 61.14, 43.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.85% 0.1254 0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.85% 0.155 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8555, 15.8869, 4.0003) |
| Luminance | 0.1588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.71
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.91
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.76
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.89
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.12
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD4A2A #2A9DBD
analogous
#BD2A54 #BD4A2A #BD932A
triadic
#BD4A2A #2ABD4A #4A2ABD
tetradic
#BD4A2A #54BD2A #2A9DBD #932ABD
square
#BD4A2A #54BD2A #2A9DBD #932ABD
split-complementary
#BD4A2A #2ABD93 #2A54BD
monochromatic
#592314 #8B361F #BD4A2A #D76B4D #E3957F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#BD4A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#BD4A2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD4A2A
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD4A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD4A2A | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.18 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5F26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877926
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02E43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd4a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 74, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.155 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98166',
500: '#bd4a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd4a2a; $custom-light: #d98166; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd4a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 74,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.061,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55849,
"c": 0.15542,
"h": 36.2
},
"luminance": 0.15884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD4A2A
secondary
#78B9CB
accent
#C3E741
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A