#BF4738#BF4738

#BF4738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.157 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4738
RGB	rgb(191, 71, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, 47.30, 34.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 58.42, 35.93°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.1363 0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.157 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.4554, 15.8718, 5.5164)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4738 #38B0BF

analogous

#BF386C #BF4738 #BF8A38

triadic

#BF4738 #38BF47 #4738BF

tetradic

#BF4738 #6CBF38 #38B0BF #8A38BF

square

#BF4738 #6CBF38 #38B0BF #8A38BF

split-complementary

#BF4738 #38BF8A #386CBF

monochromatic

#60241C #90352A #BF4738 #D16F63 #DF9B92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#BF4738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BF4738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4738

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4738	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D22A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 71, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.157 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7f6f',
    500: '#bf4738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4738;
$custom-light: #da7f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.667,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55949,
    "c": 0.15731,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4738

secondary

#89C3CA

accent

#CEDE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4738

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

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