#BD535B#BD535B

#BD535B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.137 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD535B
RGB	rgb(189, 83, 91)
HSL	hsl(355, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(355, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 51.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.21, 43.38, 16.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.21, 46.47, 21.00°)
OKLab	oklab(57.89% 0.1302 0.0418)
OKLCH	oklch(57.89% 0.137 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.9699, 17.7637, 11.9566)
Luminance	0.1776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD535B #53BDB5

analogous

#BD5390 #BD535B #BD8053

triadic

#BD535B #5BBD53 #535BBD

tetradic

#BD535B #90BD53 #53BDB5 #8053BD

square

#BD535B #90BD53 #53BDB5 #8053BD

split-complementary

#BD535B #53BD80 #5390BD

monochromatic

#6C292F #983A42 #BD535B #CE7F85 #DFABAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BD535B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BD535B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD535B

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD535B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD535B	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B675B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4356

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd535b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 83, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.137 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68789',
    500: '#bd535b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd535b;
$custom-light: #d68789;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd535b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.472,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57888,
    "c": 0.13676,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD535B

secondary

#9FCDC9

accent

#D4CB54

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD535B

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

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