#BF4536#BF4536

#BF4536 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.160 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4536
RGB	rgb(191, 69, 54)
HSL	hsl(7, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 71.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 48.09, 35.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 59.48, 36.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.67% 0.1384 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(55.67% 0.16 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2824, 15.6024, 5.2222)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4536 #36B0BF

analogous

#BF366C #BF4536 #BF8936

triadic

#BF4536 #36BF45 #4536BF

tetradic

#BF4536 #6CBF36 #36B0BF #8936BF

square

#BF4536 #6CBF36 #36B0BF #8936BF

split-complementary

#BF4536 #36BF89 #366CBF

monochromatic

#60231B #8F3429 #BF4536 #D26D60 #E09990

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BF4536 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BF4536 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4536

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4536	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4536	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)

#675D34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857832

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D22742

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4536;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 69, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.160 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7e6e',
    500: '#bf4536',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4536;
$custom-light: #da7e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4536",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.569,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55672,
    "c": 0.1597,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4536

secondary

#87C3CA

accent

#CFDF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4536

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

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