#BF3E40#BF3E40

#BF3E40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.165 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3E40
RGB	rgb(191, 62, 64)
HSL	hsl(359, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 66.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 51.58, 28.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 58.71, 28.53°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1514 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.165 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1364, 14.8952, 6.4536)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3E40 #3EBFBD

analogous

#BF3E80 #BF3E40 #BF7D3E

triadic

#BF3E40 #40BF3E #3E40BF

tetradic

#BF3E40 #80BF3E #3EBFBD #7D3EBF

square

#BF3E40 #80BF3E #3EBFBD #7D3EBF

split-complementary

#BF3E40 #3EBF7D #3E80BF

monochromatic

#632021 #912F31 #BF3E40 #CF6B6D #DE999A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BF3E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BF3E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3E40

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3E40	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615A3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81763C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D21C40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 62, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.165 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7b75',
    500: '#bf3e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3e40;
$custom-light: #da7b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.07,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54998,
    "c": 0.16516,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3E40

secondary

#8FCAC9

accent

#DAD84D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3E40

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

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