HEX atlas value

#BD5142

#BD5142 is a warm red HEX color close to Red Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 81, 66, HSL 7, 48%, 50%, has luminance 0.171, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#BD5142 Sample readable text

HEX #BD5142

RGB rgb(189, 81, 66)

HSL hsl(7 48% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 57, 65, 26)

Luminance 0.171

Contrast Black 4.42:1White 4.75:1

CSS

--color-bd5142: #BD5142;
.background-bd5142 { background-color: #BD5142; }
.text-bd5142 { color: #BD5142; }

Luminance0.171

Black text4.42:1AA Fail

White text4.75:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BD5142","rgb":[189,81,66],"hsl":[7,48,50],"cmyk":[0,57,65,26],"luminance":0.171,"contrast":{"black":4.42,"white":4.75}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.75,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#79342A","hex":"#79342A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.34,"contrastWhite":8.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D58F86","hex":"#D58F86","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#42AEBD","hex":"#42AEBD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.02,"contrastWhite":2.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#BD8E42","hex":"#BD8E42","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.11,"contrastWhite":2.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.4,"contrastWhite":3.89,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Red Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bd5142.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#42AEBD","analogous":["#BD4271","#BD8E42"],"triadic":["#42BD51","#5142BD"],"tetradic":["#71BD42","#42AEBD","#8E42BD"],"splitComplementary":["#42BD8E","#4271BD"],"monochromatic":["#D58F86","#BD5142","#79342A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D58F86","dark":"#79342A","saturated":"#D93B26","desaturated":"#A1665E","pastel":"#D4AFAA","neon":"#FF4229"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":14.071247279470288},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":27.65863337187866},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":29.49576240750525},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":29.832867780352597},{"slug":"indian-red","name":"Indian Red","hex":"#CD5C5C","distance":32.449961479175904}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BD5142

#BD5142 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #BD5142 is visually closest to Red Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B45A3C.

The RGB channels are 189, 81, and 66, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 7deg with 48% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.171, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.42:1AA Fail

White text4.75:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BD5142 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.42:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.75:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#79342A#FFFFFF text · best 8.98:1#79342A

#D58F86#000000 text · best 8.1:1#D58F86

#42AEBD#000000 text · best 8.02:1#42AEBD

#BD8E42#000000 text · best 7.11:1#BD8E42

Adobe#000000 text · best 5.4:1#BD6C48

Generated Palette

#BD5142#BD5142

#42AEBD#42AEBD

#BD4271#BD4271

#BD8E42#BD8E42

#D58F86#D58F86

#79342A#79342A

Color Harmonies

#42AEBD#42AEBD

#BD4271#BD4271

#BD8E42#BD8E42

#42BD51#42BD51

#5142BD#5142BD

Variants

#D58F86#D58F86

#79342A#79342A

#D93B26#D93B26

#A1665E#A1665E

#D4AFAA#D4AFAA

#FF4229#FF4229

Nearest Named Colors

Red Clay#B45A3C

Adobe#BD6C48

Clay#B66A50

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Indian Red#CD5C5C

#BD5142

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BD5142

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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