#BF422C#BF422C

#BF422C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.165 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF422C
RGB	rgb(191, 66, 44)
HSL	hsl(9, 63%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 77%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, 48.96, 39.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 63.14, 39.16°)
OKLab	oklab(55.19% 0.1391 0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(55.19% 0.165 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8913, 15.1581, 4.0502)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF422C #2CA9BF

analogous

#BF2C5F #BF422C #BF8B2C

triadic

#BF422C #2CBF42 #422CBF

tetradic

#BF422C #5FBF2C #2CA9BF #8B2CBF

square

#BF422C #5FBF2C #2CA9BF #8B2CBF

split-complementary

#BF422C #2CBF8B #2C5FBF

monochromatic

#5C2015 #8D3121 #BF422C #D76551 #E29183

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BF422C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BF422C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF422C

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF422C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF422C	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)

#665B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847727

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D21F3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf422c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 66, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.165 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7d67',
    500: '#bf422c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf422c;
$custom-light: #db7d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf422c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.98,
    "s": 62.553,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55186,
    "c": 0.16458,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF422C

secondary

#7BC0CC

accent

#CDE642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF422C

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

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