#BD5243#BD5243

#BD5243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.141 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD5243
RGB	rgb(189, 82, 67)
HSL	hsl(7, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(7, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.6%, 64.6%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.59, 42.04, 30.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.59, 51.66, 35.53°)
OKLab	oklab(57.28% 0.1223 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(57.28% 0.141 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.0190, 17.2618, 7.3235)
Luminance	0.1726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD5243 #43AEBD

analogous

#BD4371 #BD5243 #BD8F43

triadic

#BD5243 #43BD52 #5243BD

tetradic

#BD5243 #71BD43 #43AEBD #8F43BD

square

#BD5243 #71BD43 #43AEBD #8F43BD

split-complementary

#BD5243 #43BD8F #4371BD

monochromatic

#632B23 #903E33 #BD5243 #CD7C70 #DDA59E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#BD5243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#BD5243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD5243

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD5243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD5243	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)

#6E6541

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3D4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd5243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 82, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.141 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78677',
    500: '#bd5243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd5243;
$custom-light: #d78677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd5243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.377,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5728,
    "c": 0.14129,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD5243

secondary

#93C2C9

accent

#C7D850

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD5243

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

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