#BF4942#BF4942

#BF4942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.153 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4942
RGB	rgb(191, 73, 66)
HSL	hsl(3, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(3, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 65.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.29, 46.95, 29.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.29, 55.23, 31.77°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1372 0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.153 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.8542, 16.2381, 6.9787)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4942 #42B8BF

analogous

#BF4279 #BF4942 #BF8742

triadic

#BF4942 #42BF49 #4942BF

tetradic

#BF4942 #79BF42 #42B8BF #8742BF

square

#BF4942 #79BF42 #42B8BF #8742BF

split-complementary

#BF4942 #42BF87 #4279BF

monochromatic

#652622 #923732 #BF4942 #CE7570 #DEA19D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#BF4942 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#BF4942 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4942

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4942	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4942	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D13048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4942;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 73, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.153 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98176',
    500: '#bf4942',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4942;
$custom-light: #d98176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4942",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.36,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56355,
    "c": 0.15337,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4942

secondary

#93C7CA

accent

#D1D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4942

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

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