#BF422B#BF422B

#BF422B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.165 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF422B
RGB	rgb(191, 66, 43)
HSL	hsl(9, 63%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 77.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, 48.92, 40.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 63.44, 39.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1388 0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.165 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.8728, 15.1507, 3.9524)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF422B #2BA8BF

analogous

#BF2B5E #BF422B #BF8C2B

triadic

#BF422B #2BBF42 #422BBF

tetradic

#BF422B #5EBF2B #2BA8BF #8C2BBF

square

#BF422B #5EBF2B #2BA8BF #8C2BBF

split-complementary

#BF422B #2BBF8C #2B5EBF

monochromatic

#5B1F15 #8D3120 #BF422B #D86550 #E39182

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BF422B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BF422B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF422B

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF422B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF422B	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)

#665B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D21F3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf422b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 66, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.165 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7c66',
    500: '#bf422b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf422b;
$custom-light: #db7c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf422b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.324,
    "s": 63.248,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55175,
    "c": 0.16478,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF422B

secondary

#7ABFCC

accent

#CDE642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF422B

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

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