Palettes / Colors / #BD2D28

#BD2D28 — Red

#BD2D28 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #BD2D28 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BD2D28 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #28B8BD; it also sits naturally between #BD286E and #BD7828. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 18% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 79% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BD2D28

.text { color: #BD2D28; }
.background { background-color: #BD2D28; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD2D28; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 45, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 65%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD2D28; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 45, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD2D28; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 45, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD2D28">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD2D28">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #28B8BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD2D28: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD2D28

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BD2D28 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD2D28 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD2D28?

#BD2D28 is Red, a red color (RGB 189, 45, 40). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD2D28?

#BD2D28 is RGB 189, 45, 40 — HSL 2°, 65%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 79%, 26%.

What colors go with #BD2D28?

Its complement is #28B8BD; analogous partners are #BD286E and #BD7828. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD2D28 for text?

White text on #BD2D28 has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.57:1.