#BF4040#BF4040

#BF4040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.163 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4040
RGB	rgb(191, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 66.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, 50.76, 28.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 58.17, 29.24°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% 0.1488 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.163 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.2472, 15.1167, 6.4905)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4040 #40BFBF

analogous

#BF4080 #BF4040 #BF8040

triadic

#BF4040 #40BF40 #4040BF

tetradic

#BF4040 #80BF40 #40BFBF #7F40BF

square

#BF4040 #80BF40 #40BFBF #7F40BF

split-complementary

#BF4040 #40BF80 #407FBF

monochromatic

#632121 #913131 #BF4040 #CE6E6E #DE9C9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BF4040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BF4040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4040

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4040	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82773C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.163 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7c75',
    500: '#bf4040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4040;
$custom-light: #da7c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55225,
    "c": 0.16311,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4040

secondary

#91CACA

accent

#D9D94E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4040

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

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