#BD535C#BD535C

#BD535C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.137 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD535C
RGB	rgb(189, 83, 92)
HSL	hsl(355, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(355, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 51.3%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.23, 43.47, 16.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.23, 46.35, 20.31°)
OKLab	oklab(57.91% 0.1306 0.0405)
OKLCH	oklch(57.91% 0.137 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.0133, 17.7811, 12.1853)
Luminance	0.1778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD535C #53BDB4

analogous

#BD5391 #BD535C #BD7F53

triadic

#BD535C #5CBD53 #535CBD

tetradic

#BD535C #91BD53 #53BDB4 #7F53BD

square

#BD535C #91BD53 #53BDB4 #7F53BD

split-complementary

#BD535C #53BD7F #5391BD

monochromatic

#6C292F #983A42 #BD535C #CE7F86 #DFABB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BD535C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#BD535C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD535C

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD535C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD535C	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B675C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd535c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 83, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.137 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6878a',
    500: '#bd535c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd535c;
$custom-light: #d6878a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd535c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.906,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57911,
    "c": 0.13674,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD535C

secondary

#9FCDC9

accent

#D4C954

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD535C

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

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