#BD5256#BD5256

#BD5256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.138 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD5256
RGB	rgb(189, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(358, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.6%, 54.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.92, 43.44, 19.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.92, 47.51, 23.91°)
OKLab	oklab(57.64% 0.1298 0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(57.64% 0.138 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.6854, 17.5284, 10.8330)
Luminance	0.1752 (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

#BD5256 #52BDB9

analogous

#BD528B #BD5256 #BD8352

triadic

#BD5256 #56BD52 #5256BD

tetradic

#BD5256 #8BBD52 #52BDB9 #8352BD

square

#BD5256 #8BBD52 #52BDB9 #8352BD

split-complementary

#BD5256 #52BD83 #528BBD

monochromatic

#6C292C #983A3D #BD5256 #CE7E81 #DFABAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#BD5256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#BD5256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD5256

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD5256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD5256	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6655

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE4154

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd5256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.138 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68685',
    500: '#bd5256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd5256;
$custom-light: #d68685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd5256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.757,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57637,
    "c": 0.13826,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD5256

secondary

#9ECCCB

accent

#D4D053

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD5256

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

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