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#BD324E Color

#BD324E is rgb(189, 50, 78) in RGB, hsl(348, 58%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 59%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dingy Dungeon (#C53151), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD324E
HEX#BD324E
RGBrgb(189, 50, 78)
HSLhsl(348, 58%, 47%)
HSVhsv(348, 74%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 59%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.175 14)
LABlab(44.33% 56.66 18.47)
LCHlch(44.33% 59.59 18.06)

What #BD324E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BD324E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#BD324E Channel Values

How #BD324E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 50 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 58% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 74% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 59% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.63:1 vs white · 3.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD324E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD324E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD324E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BD324E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD324E.

How #BD324E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BD324E
Protanopia#5F5F4D
Protanomaly#8E504D
Deuteranopia#797947
Deuteranomaly#99644A
Tritanopia#BC3636
Tritanomaly#BC3541
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BD324E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bd324e: #BD324E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD324E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd324e': '#BD324E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.196, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_bd324e">#BD324E</color>
SVG fillfill="#BD324E"

More Red Colors

#BD324E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BD324E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD324E?

#BD324E is a mid-tone red — rgb(189, 50, 78) in RGB and hsl(348, 58%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dingy Dungeon (#C53151), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.25.

What is the RGB value of #BD324E?

#BD324E is rgb(189, 50, 78) — red 189, green 50, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD324E?

#BD324E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 59%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD324E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BD324E scores 5.63:1 against white and 3.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD324E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD324E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.26, which is visibly different.

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