#BD5242#BD5242

#BD5242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.142 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD5242
RGB	rgb(189, 82, 66)
HSL	hsl(8, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(8, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.6%, 65.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.57, 41.98, 30.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.57, 51.94, 36.07°)
OKLab	oklab(57.26% 0.1219 0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(57.26% 0.142 30.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.9893, 17.2499, 7.1668)
Luminance	0.1725 (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

#BD5242 #42ADBD

analogous

#BD426F #BD5242 #BD9042

triadic

#BD5242 #42BD52 #5242BD

tetradic

#BD5242 #6FBD42 #42ADBD #9042BD

square

#BD5242 #6FBD42 #42ADBD #9042BD

split-complementary

#BD5242 #42BD90 #426FBD

monochromatic

#622B22 #903E32 #BD5242 #CD7C6F #DDA59D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#BD5242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#BD5242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD5242

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD5242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD5242	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6540

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3D4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd5242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 82, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.142 30.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78677',
    500: '#bd5242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd5242;
$custom-light: #d78677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd5242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.805,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57264,
    "c": 0.14153,
    "h": 30.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD5242

secondary

#92C2C9

accent

#C6D850

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD5242

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

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