#BF4038#BF4038

#BF4038 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.164 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4038
RGB	rgb(191, 64, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 50.33, 32.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 60.17, 33.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.1% 0.1458 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(55.1% 0.164 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.0356, 15.0321, 5.3765)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4038 #38B7BF

analogous

#BF3873 #BF4038 #BF8438

triadic

#BF4038 #38BF40 #4038BF

tetradic

#BF4038 #73BF38 #38B7BF #8438BF

square

#BF4038 #73BF38 #38B7BF #8438BF

split-complementary

#BF4038 #38BF84 #3873BF

monochromatic

#60201C #90302A #BF4038 #D16963 #DF9792

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#BF4038 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BF4038 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4038

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4038	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4038	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D21E3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4038;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 64, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.164 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7c6f',
    500: '#bf4038',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4038;
$custom-light: #da7c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4038",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.556,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55102,
    "c": 0.16427,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4038

secondary

#89C6CA

accent

#D5DE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4038

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

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