#BD5545#BD5545

#BD5545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.138 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD5545
RGB	rgb(189, 85, 69)
HSL	hsl(8, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(8, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55%, 63.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.19, 40.69, 29.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.19, 50.33, 36.04°)
OKLab	oklab(57.75% 0.1184 0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(57.75% 0.138 30.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.3112, 17.7486, 7.7220)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD5545 #45ADBD

analogous

#BD4571 #BD5545 #BD9145

triadic

#BD5545 #45BD55 #5545BD

tetradic

#BD5545 #71BD45 #45ADBD #9145BD

square

#BD5545 #71BD45 #45ADBD #9145BD

split-complementary

#BD5545 #45BD91 #4571BD

monochromatic

#642C24 #914034 #BD5545 #CD7E72 #DDA89F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#BD5545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BD5545 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD5545

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD5545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD5545	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706743

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF4151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd5545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 85, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.138 30.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78879',
    500: '#bd5545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd5545;
$custom-light: #d78879;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd5545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57745,
    "c": 0.13763,
    "h": 30.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD5545

secondary

#94C2CA

accent

#C5D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#150C09

muted

#847D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD5545

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

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