#BF4531#BF4531

#BF4531 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.161 H 31.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4531
RGB	rgb(191, 69, 49)
HSL	hsl(8, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 74.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 47.86, 37.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 60.95, 38.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.1367 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.161 31.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1710, 15.5578, 4.6353)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4531 #31ABBF

analogous

#BF3164 #BF4531 #BF8C31

triadic

#BF4531 #31BF45 #4531BF

tetradic

#BF4531 #64BF31 #31ABBF #8C31BF

square

#BF4531 #64BF31 #31ABBF #8C31BF

split-complementary

#BF4531 #31BF8C #3164BF

monochromatic

#5E2218 #8E3325 #BF4531 #D46A59 #E1968A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BF4531 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BF4531 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4531

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4531	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4531	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85782D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D22641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4531;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 69, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.161 31.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7e6a',
    500: '#bf4531',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4531;
$custom-light: #da7e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4531",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.451,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55608,
    "c": 0.16072,
    "h": 31.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4531

secondary

#81C0CB

accent

#CCE245

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4531

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

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