#BF4A2B#BF4A2B
#BF4A2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.157 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF4A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 74, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 63%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 77%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 77.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.17, 45.36, 41.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.17, 61.67, 42.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.18% 0.1278 0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.18% 0.157 35.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3733, 16.1518, 4.1192) |
| Luminance | 0.1615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.12
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.17
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.06
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.33
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.58
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF4A2B #2BA0BF
analogous
#BF2B56 #BF4A2B #BF942B
triadic
#BF4A2B #2BBF4A #4A2BBF
tetradic
#BF4A2B #56BF2B #2BA0BF #942BBF
square
#BF4A2B #56BF2B #2BA0BF #942BBF
split-complementary
#BF4A2B #2BBF94 #2B56BF
monochromatic
#5B2315 #8D3720 #BF4A2B #D86C50 #E39682
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.97
#BF4A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.23
#BF4A2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BF4A2B
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF4A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF4A2B | 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)
#6B6027
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887A27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D22D44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf4a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 74, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.157 35.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da8166',
500: '#bf4a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf4a2b; $custom-light: #da8166; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf4a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 74,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.568,
"s": 63.248,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56179,
"c": 0.15734,
"h": 35.7
},
"luminance": 0.16148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF4A2B
secondary
#7ABBCC
accent
#C4E642
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A