#BF3542#BF3542

#BF3542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.174 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3542
RGB	rgb(191, 53, 66)
HSL	hsl(354, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(354, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 65.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 55.16, 25.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 60.69, 24.64°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% 0.1632 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.174 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.7448, 14.0194, 6.6089)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3542 #35BFB2

analogous

#BF3587 #BF3542 #BF6D35

triadic

#BF3542 #42BF35 #3542BF

tetradic

#BF3542 #87BF35 #35BFB2 #6D35BF

square

#BF3542 #87BF35 #35BFB2 #6D35BF

split-complementary

#BF3542 #35BF6D #3587BF

monochromatic

#5F1A21 #8F2831 #BF3542 #D35F6A #E08F96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#BF3542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#BF3542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3542

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3542	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5641

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E733E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D2013B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 53, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.174 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7676',
    500: '#bf3542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3542;
$custom-light: #da7676;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.348,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54091,
    "c": 0.17389,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3542

secondary

#85CAC4

accent

#E0D248

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3542

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

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