#BF4838#BF4838

#BF4838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.156 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4838
RGB	rgb(191, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, 46.85, 34.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 58.17, 36.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% 0.1349 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.156 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.5196, 16.0000, 5.5378)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4838 #38AFBF

analogous

#BF386B #BF4838 #BF8B38

triadic

#BF4838 #38BF48 #4838BF

tetradic

#BF4838 #6BBF38 #38AFBF #8B38BF

square

#BF4838 #6BBF38 #38AFBF #8B38BF

split-complementary

#BF4838 #38BF8B #386BBF

monochromatic

#60241C #90362A #BF4838 #D17063 #DF9B92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#BF4838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#BF4838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4838

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4838	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685F36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D22C45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.156 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da806f',
    500: '#bf4838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4838;
$custom-light: #da806f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.111,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56076,
    "c": 0.15631,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4838

secondary

#89C2CA

accent

#CCDE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4838

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

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