#BF4037#BF4037

#BF4037 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.164 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4037
RGB	rgb(191, 64, 55)
HSL	hsl(4, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 71.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 50.28, 33.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 60.44, 33.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.1455 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.164 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0114, 15.0225, 5.2490)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4037 #37B6BF

analogous

#BF3772 #BF4037 #BF8437

triadic

#BF4037 #37BF40 #4037BF

tetradic

#BF4037 #72BF37 #37B6BF #8437BF

square

#BF4037 #72BF37 #37B6BF #8437BF

split-complementary

#BF4037 #37BF84 #3772BF

monochromatic

#60201C #8F3029 #BF4037 #D26962 #DF9691

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BF4037 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BF4037 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4037

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4037	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4037	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D21D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4037;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 64, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.164 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7c6e',
    500: '#bf4037',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4037;
$custom-light: #da7c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4037",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.971,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55087,
    "c": 0.16443,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4037

secondary

#88C6CA

accent

#D5DF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4037

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

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