#BF4540#BF4540

#BF4540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.158 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4540
RGB	rgb(191, 69, 64)
HSL	hsl(2, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 66.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 48.62, 29.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 56.81, 31.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.82% 0.1421 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(55.82% 0.158 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.5419, 15.7062, 6.5888)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4540 #40BABF

analogous

#BF407B #BF4540 #BF8440

triadic

#BF4540 #40BF45 #4540BF

tetradic

#BF4540 #7BBF40 #40BABF #8440BF

square

#BF4540 #7BBF40 #40BABF #8440BF

split-complementary

#BF4540 #40BF84 #407BBF

monochromatic

#632421 #913431 #BF4540 #CE726E #DE9E9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BF4540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BF4540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4540

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4540	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12945

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 69, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.158 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97e75',
    500: '#bf4540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4540;
$custom-light: #d97e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.362,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5582,
    "c": 0.15792,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4540

secondary

#91C8CA

accent

#D4D94E

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4540

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

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