#BF3E42#BF3E42

#BF3E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.165 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3E42
RGB	rgb(191, 62, 66)
HSL	hsl(358, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 65.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 51.70, 26.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 58.27, 27.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.03% 0.1522 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(55.03% 0.165 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1943, 14.9184, 6.7587)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3E42 #3EBFBB

analogous

#BF3E82 #BF3E42 #BF7B3E

triadic

#BF3E42 #42BF3E #3E42BF

tetradic

#BF3E42 #82BF3E #3EBFBB #7B3EBF

square

#BF3E42 #82BF3E #3EBFBB #7B3EBF

split-complementary

#BF3E42 #3EBF7B #3E82BF

monochromatic

#632022 #912F32 #BF3E42 #CF6B6E #DE999C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#BF3E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BF3E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3E42

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3E42	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81763E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D11D41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 62, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.165 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97b76',
    500: '#bf3e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3e42;
$custom-light: #d97b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.14,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55032,
    "c": 0.16495,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3E42

secondary

#8FCAC8

accent

#DAD64D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3E42

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

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