#BF4835#BF4835

#BF4835 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.157 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4835
RGB	rgb(191, 72, 53)
HSL	hsl(8, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(8, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 72.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, 46.70, 36.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 59.04, 37.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.1339 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.157 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.4484, 15.9715, 5.1629)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4835 #35ACBF

analogous

#BF3567 #BF4835 #BF8D35

triadic

#BF4835 #35BF48 #4835BF

tetradic

#BF4835 #67BF35 #35ACBF #8D35BF

square

#BF4835 #67BF35 #35ACBF #8D35BF

split-complementary

#BF4835 #35BF8D #3567BF

monochromatic

#5F241A #8F3628 #BF4835 #D36F5F #E09A8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#BF4835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BF4835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4835

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4835	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867931

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D22C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 72, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.157 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da806d',
    500: '#bf4835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4835;
$custom-light: #da806d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.261,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56036,
    "c": 0.15695,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4835

secondary

#85C1CA

accent

#CBE048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4835

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

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