#BF5042#BF5042

#BF5042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.146 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5042
RGB	rgb(191, 80, 66)
HSL	hsl(7, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(7, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 65.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, 43.69, 30.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 53.33, 35.00°)
OKLab	oklab(57.29% 0.127 0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(57.29% 0.146 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.3403, 17.2103, 7.1407)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5042 #42B1BF

analogous

#BF4272 #BF5042 #BF8E42

triadic

#BF5042 #42BF50 #5042BF

tetradic

#BF5042 #72BF42 #42B1BF #8E42BF

square

#BF5042 #72BF42 #42B1BF #8E42BF

split-complementary

#BF5042 #42BF8E #4272BF

monochromatic

#652922 #923C32 #BF5042 #CE7A70 #DEA59D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#BF5042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#BF5042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5042

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5042	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6440

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D13A4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 80, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.146 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98576',
    500: '#bf5042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5042;
$custom-light: #d98576;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.72,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57289,
    "c": 0.14592,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5042

secondary

#93C4CA

accent

#C9D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5042

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

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