#BF4545#BF4545

#BF4545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.157 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4545
RGB	rgb(191, 69, 69)
HSL	hsl(0, 49%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 63.9%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 48.92, 26.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 55.65, 28.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.144 0.0632)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.157 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6906, 15.7656, 7.3720)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4545 #45BFBF

analogous

#BF4582 #BF4545 #BF8245

triadic

#BF4545 #45BF45 #4545BF

tetradic

#BF4545 #82BF45 #45BFBF #8245BF

square

#BF4545 #82BF45 #45BFBF #8245BF

split-complementary

#BF4545 #45BF82 #4582BF

monochromatic

#662323 #943333 #BF4545 #CF7373 #DEA0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BF4545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BF4545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4545

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4545	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847842

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12A46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 69, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.157 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97f78',
    500: '#bf4545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4545;
$custom-light: #d97f78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55905,
    "c": 0.15723,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4545

secondary

#95CBCB

accent

#D8D84F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4545

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

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