#BF4140#BF4140

#BF4140 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.162 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4140
RGB	rgb(191, 65, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 66.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.95, 50.34, 28.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.95, 57.90, 29.61°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1475 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.162 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.3041, 15.2305, 6.5095)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4140 #40BEBF

analogous

#BF407F #BF4140 #BF8040

triadic

#BF4140 #40BF41 #4140BF

tetradic

#BF4140 #7FBF40 #40BEBF #8040BF

square

#BF4140 #7FBF40 #40BEBF #8040BF

split-complementary

#BF4140 #40BF80 #407FBF

monochromatic

#632221 #913131 #BF4140 #CE6F6E #DE9C9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BF4140 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BF4140 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4140

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4140	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4140	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4140;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 65, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.162 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97c75',
    500: '#bf4140',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4140;
$custom-light: #d97c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4140",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.472,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55341,
    "c": 0.16208,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4140

secondary

#91C9CA

accent

#D8D94E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4140

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

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