#BD5451#BD5451

#BD5451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.136 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD5451
RGB	rgb(189, 84, 81)
HSL	hsl(2, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(2, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 57.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.20, 42.05, 22.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.20, 47.74, 28.26°)
OKLab	oklab(57.82% 0.1247 0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(57.82% 0.136 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.6439, 17.7566, 9.8599)
Luminance	0.1775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD5451 #51BABD

analogous

#BD5184 #BD5451 #BD8A51

triadic

#BD5451 #51BD54 #5451BD

tetradic

#BD5451 #84BD51 #51BABD #8A51BD

square

#BD5451 #84BD51 #51BABD #8A51BD

split-complementary

#BD5451 #51BD8A #5184BD

monochromatic

#6B2A29 #973C39 #BD5451 #CE807D #DFABAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BD5451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BD5451 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD5451

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD5451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD5451	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)

#6D6750

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887D4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE4254

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd5451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 84, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.136 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68782',
    500: '#bd5451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd5451;
$custom-light: #d68782;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd5451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.667,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57818,
    "c": 0.13638,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD5451

secondary

#9ECBCC

accent

#D1D553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD5451

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

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