#BF4542#BF4542

#BF4542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.158 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4542
RGB	rgb(191, 69, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 65.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 48.74, 28.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 56.33, 30.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.1428 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.158 25)
XYZ	xyz(24.5998, 15.7293, 6.8939)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4542 #42BCBF

analogous

#BF427D #BF4542 #BF8342

triadic

#BF4542 #42BF45 #4542BF

tetradic

#BF4542 #7DBF42 #42BCBF #8342BF

square

#BF4542 #7DBF42 #42BCBF #8342BF

split-complementary

#BF4542 #42BF83 #427DBF

monochromatic

#652422 #923432 #BF4542 #CE7270 #DE9F9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BF4542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BF4542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4542

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4542	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12945

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 69, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.158 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97f76',
    500: '#bf4542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4542;
$custom-light: #d97f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.44,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55853,
    "c": 0.15762,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.15726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4542

secondary

#93C9CA

accent

#D6D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4542

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

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