#BF4842#BF4842

#BF4842 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.154 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4842
RGB	rgb(191, 72, 66)
HSL	hsl(3, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(3, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 65.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 47.41, 28.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 55.50, 31.34°)
OKLab	oklab(56.23% 0.1386 0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(56.23% 0.154 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7890, 16.1078, 6.9570)
Luminance	0.1610 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4842 #42B9BF

analogous

#BF427A #BF4842 #BF8642

triadic

#BF4842 #42BF48 #4842BF

tetradic

#BF4842 #7ABF42 #42B9BF #8642BF

square

#BF4842 #7ABF42 #42B9BF #8642BF

split-complementary

#BF4842 #42BF86 #427ABF

monochromatic

#652522 #923632 #BF4842 #CE7470 #DEA19D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#BF4842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#BF4842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4842

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4842	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12E47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 72, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.154 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98076',
    500: '#bf4842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4842;
$custom-light: #d98076;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.88,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56227,
    "c": 0.15444,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4842

secondary

#93C8CA

accent

#D2D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4842

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

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