#BF4D49#BF4D49

#BF4D49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.148 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4D49
RGB	rgb(191, 77, 73)
HSL	hsl(2, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(2, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 61.8%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.09, 45.56, 25.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.09, 52.44, 29.68°)
OKLab	oklab(57% 0.1341 0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(57% 0.148 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.3447, 16.8684, 8.2233)
Luminance	0.1686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4D49 #49BBBF

analogous

#BF4980 #BF4D49 #BF8849

triadic

#BF4D49 #49BF4D #4D49BF

tetradic

#BF4D49 #80BF49 #49BBBF #8849BF

square

#BF4D49 #80BF49 #49BBBF #8849BF

split-complementary

#BF4D49 #49BF88 #4980BF

monochromatic

#692725 #963835 #BF4D49 #CF7976 #DFA6A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#BF4D49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#BF4D49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4D49

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4D49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4D49	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6348

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D1374D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4d49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 77, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.148 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8837c',
    500: '#bf4d49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4d49;
$custom-light: #d8837c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4d49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.034,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57,
    "c": 0.14789,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4D49

secondary

#98CACC

accent

#D3D850

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4D49

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

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