#BF493C#BF493C

#BF493C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.154 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF493C
RGB	rgb(191, 73, 60)
HSL	hsl(6, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(6, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 68.6%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.20, 46.61, 32.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.20, 56.79, 34.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.26% 0.135 0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(56.26% 0.154 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.6865, 16.1711, 6.0955)
Luminance	0.1617 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF493C #3CB2BF

analogous

#BF3C71 #BF493C #BF8B3C

triadic

#BF493C #3CBF49 #493CBF

tetradic

#BF493C #71BF3C #3CB2BF #8B3CBF

square

#BF493C #71BF3C #3CB2BF #8B3CBF

split-complementary

#BF493C #3CBF8B #3C71BF

monochromatic

#62251F #90372D #BF493C #D07368 #DE9E97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#BF493C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#BF493C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF493C

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF493C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF493C	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69603A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867939

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12E47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf493c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 73, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.154 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98172',
    500: '#bf493c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf493c;
$custom-light: #d98172;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf493c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.954,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56261,
    "c": 0.15448,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF493C

secondary

#8DC4CA

accent

#CDDC4C

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF493C

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

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