#BD4C38#BD4C38

#BD4C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.150 H 32.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4C38
RGB	rgb(189, 76, 56)
HSL	hsl(9, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(9, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 70.4%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.34, 44.29, 34.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.34, 56.33, 38.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.28% 0.1272 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(56.28% 0.15 32.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.2870, 16.2765, 5.6034)
Luminance	0.1627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4C38 #38A9BD

analogous

#BD3866 #BD4C38 #BD8F38

triadic

#BD4C38 #38BD4C #4C38BD

tetradic

#BD4C38 #66BD38 #38A9BD #8F38BD

square

#BD4C38 #66BD38 #38A9BD #8F38BD

split-complementary

#BD4C38 #38BD8F #3866BD

monochromatic

#5F261C #8E392A #BD4C38 #D07262 #DE9D91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#BD4C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#BD4C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD4C38

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD4C38	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)

#6A6135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3348

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 76, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.150 32.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8826f',
    500: '#bd4c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4c38;
$custom-light: #d8826f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.023,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56284,
    "c": 0.15008,
    "h": 32.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4C38

secondary

#87BFC9

accent

#C7DE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4C38

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

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