#BD5142#BD5142

#BD5142 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.143 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD5142
RGB	rgb(189, 81, 66)
HSL	hsl(7, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(7, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.39, 42.47, 30.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.39, 52.20, 35.55°)
OKLab	oklab(57.12% 0.1234 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(57.12% 0.143 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.9144, 17.1002, 7.1419)
Luminance	0.1710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD5142 #42AEBD

analogous

#BD4271 #BD5142 #BD8E42

triadic

#BD5142 #42BD51 #5142BD

tetradic

#BD5142 #71BD42 #42AEBD #8E42BD

square

#BD5142 #71BD42 #42AEBD #8E42BD

split-complementary

#BD5142 #42BD8E #4271BD

monochromatic

#622A22 #903E32 #BD5142 #CD7B6F #DDA59D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#BD5142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#BD5142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD5142

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD5142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD5142	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6440

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3C4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd5142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 81, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.143 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78577',
    500: '#bd5142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd5142;
$custom-light: #d78577;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd5142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.317,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57122,
    "c": 0.14258,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD5142

secondary

#92C2C9

accent

#C7D850

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD5142

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

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