#BF4138#BF4138

#BF4138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.163 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4138
RGB	rgb(191, 65, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 49.91, 33.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 59.92, 33.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.1445 0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.163 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0925, 15.1459, 5.3954)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4138 #38B6BF

analogous

#BF3872 #BF4138 #BF8438

triadic

#BF4138 #38BF41 #4138BF

tetradic

#BF4138 #72BF38 #38B6BF #8438BF

square

#BF4138 #72BF38 #38B6BF #8438BF

split-complementary

#BF4138 #38BF84 #3872BF

monochromatic

#60211C #90312A #BF4138 #D16A63 #DF9792

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BF4138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BF4138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4138

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4138	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)

#645B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D22040

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 65, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.163 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7c6f',
    500: '#bf4138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4138;
$custom-light: #da7c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55218,
    "c": 0.16329,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4138

secondary

#89C6CA

accent

#D4DE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4138

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

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