#BD5255#BD5255

#BD5255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.138 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD5255
RGB	rgb(189, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(358, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.6%, 55%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.90, 43.35, 19.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.90, 47.67, 24.57°)
OKLab	oklab(57.62% 0.1293 0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(57.62% 0.138 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.6454, 17.5124, 10.6223)
Luminance	0.1751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD5255 #52BDBA

analogous

#BD528A #BD5255 #BD8452

triadic

#BD5255 #55BD52 #5255BD

tetradic

#BD5255 #8ABD52 #52BDBA #8452BD

square

#BD5255 #8ABD52 #52BDBA #8452BD

split-complementary

#BD5255 #52BD84 #528ABD

monochromatic

#6C292B #983A3D #BD5255 #CE7E81 #DFABAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#BD5255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BD5255 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD5255

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD5255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD5255	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6654

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE4054

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd5255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.138 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68684',
    500: '#bd5255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd5255;
$custom-light: #d68684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd5255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.318,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57616,
    "c": 0.13832,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD5255

secondary

#9ECCCB

accent

#D4D153

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD5255

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

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