#BF4042#BF4042

#BF4042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.163 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4042
RGB	rgb(191, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 65.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 50.88, 27.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 57.72, 28.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.1496 0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.163 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3051, 15.1399, 6.7957)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4042 #40BFBD

analogous

#BF4082 #BF4042 #BF7D40

triadic

#BF4042 #42BF40 #4042BF

tetradic

#BF4042 #82BF40 #40BFBD #7D40BF

square

#BF4042 #82BF40 #40BFBD #7D40BF

split-complementary

#BF4042 #40BF7D #4082BF

monochromatic

#632122 #913132 #BF4042 #CE6E6F #DE9C9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BF4042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BF4042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4042

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4042	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82773E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.163 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97c76',
    500: '#bf4042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4042;
$custom-light: #d97c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.055,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55259,
    "c": 0.16288,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4042

secondary

#91CAC9

accent

#D9D74E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4042

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

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