#BF4541#BF4541

#BF4541 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.158 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4541
RGB	rgb(191, 69, 65)
HSL	hsl(2, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 66%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 48.68, 28.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 56.57, 30.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% 0.1424 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.158 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5706, 15.7176, 6.7400)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4541 #41BBBF

analogous

#BF417C #BF4541 #BF8441

triadic

#BF4541 #41BF45 #4541BF

tetradic

#BF4541 #7CBF41 #41BBBF #8441BF

square

#BF4541 #7CBF41 #41BBBF #8441BF

split-complementary

#BF4541 #41BF84 #417CBF

monochromatic

#642422 #923431 #BF4541 #CE726F #DE9F9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BF4541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BF4541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4541

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4541	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)

#655E40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12945

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 69, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.158 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97f75',
    500: '#bf4541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4541;
$custom-light: #d97f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.905,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55836,
    "c": 0.15777,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4541

secondary

#92C8CA

accent

#D5D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4541

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

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