#BF3848#BF3848

#BF3848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.171 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3848
RGB	rgb(191, 56, 72)
HSL	hsl(353, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(353, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 62.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 54.42, 22.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 58.81, 22.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% 0.162 0.0538)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.171 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.0722, 14.3760, 7.6369)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3848 #38BFAF

analogous

#BF388B #BF3848 #BF6B38

triadic

#BF3848 #48BF38 #3848BF

tetradic

#BF3848 #8BBF38 #38BFAF #6B38BF

square

#BF3848 #8BBF38 #38BFAF #6B38BF

split-complementary

#BF3848 #38BF6B #388BBF

monochromatic

#601C24 #902A36 #BF3848 #D16370 #DF929B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#BF3848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#BF3848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3848

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3848	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5848

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7444

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D1113F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.171 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9787a',
    500: '#bf3848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3848;
$custom-light: #d9787a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.889,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54503,
    "c": 0.17071,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3848

secondary

#89CAC2

accent

#DECC4A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3848

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

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