#BF4C38#BF4C38

#BF4C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.152 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4C38
RGB	rgb(191, 76, 56)
HSL	hsl(9, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(9, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.67, 45.02, 35.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.67, 57.19, 38.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% 0.1292 0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.152 32)
XYZ	xyz(24.7866, 16.5341, 5.6268)
Luminance	0.1653 (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

#BF4C38 #38ABBF

analogous

#BF3867 #BF4C38 #BF8F38

triadic

#BF4C38 #38BF4C #4C38BF

tetradic

#BF4C38 #67BF38 #38ABBF #8F38BF

square

#BF4C38 #67BF38 #38ABBF #8F38BF

split-complementary

#BF4C38 #38BF8F #3867BF

monochromatic

#60261C #90392A #BF4C38 #D17363 #DF9E92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#BF4C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#BF4C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4C38

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4C38	1.00	4.88	4.31	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D23248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 76, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.152 32.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9826f',
    500: '#bf4c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4c38;
$custom-light: #d9826f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.889,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56598,
    "c": 0.15231,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.16531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4C38

secondary

#89C0CA

accent

#C8DE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4C38

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

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