#BF4535#BF4535

#BF4535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.160 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4535
RGB	rgb(191, 69, 53)
HSL	hsl(7, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 72.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, 48.04, 35.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 59.77, 36.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.1381 0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.16 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2592, 15.5931, 5.0998)
Luminance	0.1559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4535 #35AFBF

analogous

#BF356A #BF4535 #BF8A35

triadic

#BF4535 #35BF45 #4535BF

tetradic

#BF4535 #6ABF35 #35AFBF #8A35BF

square

#BF4535 #6ABF35 #35AFBF #8A35BF

split-complementary

#BF4535 #35BF8A #356ABF

monochromatic

#5F221A #8F3428 #BF4535 #D36C5F #E0988F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BF4535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BF4535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4535

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4535	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857831

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D22642

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 69, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.160 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7e6d',
    500: '#bf4535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4535;
$custom-light: #da7e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.957,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55659,
    "c": 0.1599,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4535

secondary

#85C2CA

accent

#CEE048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4535

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

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