#BF4444#BF4444

#BF4444 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.158 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4444
RGB	rgb(191, 68, 68)
HSL	hsl(0, 49%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 64.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.49, 49.30, 26.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.49, 56.16, 28.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% 0.145 0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.158 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5988, 15.6313, 7.1896)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4444 #44BFBF

analogous

#BF4481 #BF4444 #BF8144

triadic

#BF4444 #44BF44 #4444BF

tetradic

#BF4444 #81BF44 #44BFBF #8144BF

square

#BF4444 #81BF44 #44BFBF #8144BF

split-complementary

#BF4444 #44BF81 #4481BF

monochromatic

#662323 #933232 #BF4444 #CF7272 #DE9F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BF4444 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BF4444 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4444

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4444	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4444	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645E43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837841

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12845

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4444;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 68, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.158 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97e78',
    500: '#bf4444',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4444;
$custom-light: #d97e78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4444",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55766,
    "c": 0.15843,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4444

secondary

#94CBCB

accent

#D9D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4444

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

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