#BF4642#BF4642

#BF4642 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.157 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4642
RGB	rgb(191, 70, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 65.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 48.30, 28.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 56.05, 30.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.98% 0.1414 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(55.98% 0.157 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.6618, 15.8534, 6.9146)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4642 #42BBBF

analogous

#BF427C #BF4642 #BF8442

triadic

#BF4642 #42BF46 #4642BF

tetradic

#BF4642 #7CBF42 #42BBBF #8442BF

square

#BF4642 #7CBF42 #42BBBF #8442BF

split-complementary

#BF4642 #42BF84 #427CBF

monochromatic

#652422 #923532 #BF4642 #CE7370 #DEA09D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BF4642 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BF4642 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4642

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4642	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4642	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84793F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12B46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4642;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 70, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.157 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97f76',
    500: '#bf4642',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4642;
$custom-light: #d97f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4642",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.92,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55976,
    "c": 0.15656,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4642

secondary

#93C8CA

accent

#D5D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4642

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

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