#BF4939#BF4939

#BF4939 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.155 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4939
RGB	rgb(191, 73, 57)
HSL	hsl(7, 54%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(7, 70%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 70.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 46.45, 34.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 57.64, 36.30°)
OKLab	oklab(56.22% 0.1339 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(56.22% 0.155 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6094, 16.1402, 5.6896)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4939 #39AFBF

analogous

#BF396C #BF4939 #BF8C39

triadic

#BF4939 #39BF49 #4939BF

tetradic

#BF4939 #6CBF39 #39AFBF #8C39BF

square

#BF4939 #6CBF39 #39AFBF #8C39BF

split-complementary

#BF4939 #39BF8C #396CBF

monochromatic

#61251D #90372B #BF4939 #D17164 #DF9C93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#BF4939 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#BF4939 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4939

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4939	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4939	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696037

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867936

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D22E46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4939;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 73, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.155 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da8170',
    500: '#bf4939',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4939;
$custom-light: #da8170;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4939",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.164,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56218,
    "c": 0.1551,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4939

secondary

#8AC2CA

accent

#CCDD4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4939

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

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