#BF4940#BF4940

#BF4940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.154 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4940
RGB	rgb(191, 73, 64)
HSL	hsl(4, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(4, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 66.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, 46.83, 30.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 55.73, 32.82°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% 0.1364 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.154 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.7963, 16.2150, 6.6736)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4940 #40B6BF

analogous

#BF4076 #BF4940 #BF8940

triadic

#BF4940 #40BF49 #4940BF

tetradic

#BF4940 #76BF40 #40B6BF #8940BF

square

#BF4940 #76BF40 #40B6BF #8940BF

split-complementary

#BF4940 #40BF89 #4076BF

monochromatic

#632621 #913731 #BF4940 #CE756E #DEA09C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#BF4940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BF4940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4940

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4940	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68603E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 73, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.154 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98175',
    500: '#bf4940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4940;
$custom-light: #d98175;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.252,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56323,
    "c": 0.15372,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4940

secondary

#91C6CA

accent

#CFD94E

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4940

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

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