#BF4240#BF4240

#BF4240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.161 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4240
RGB	rgb(191, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(1, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 66.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 49.92, 28.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 57.63, 29.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1461 0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.161 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3620, 15.3464, 6.5288)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4240 #40BDBF

analogous

#BF407D #BF4240 #BF8240

triadic

#BF4240 #40BF42 #4240BF

tetradic

#BF4240 #7DBF40 #40BDBF #8240BF

square

#BF4240 #7DBF40 #40BDBF #8240BF

split-complementary

#BF4240 #40BF82 #407DBF

monochromatic

#632221 #913231 #BF4240 #CE6F6E #DE9D9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BF4240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BF4240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4240

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4240	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645C3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.161 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97d75',
    500: '#bf4240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4240;
$custom-light: #d97d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.945,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55459,
    "c": 0.16104,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4240

secondary

#91C9CA

accent

#D7D94E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4240

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

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