#BF5137#BF5137

#BF5137 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.148 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5137
RGB	rgb(191, 81, 55)
HSL	hsl(11, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(11, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 71.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.56, 42.59, 36.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.56, 56.32, 40.87°)
OKLab	oklab(57.27% 0.1215 0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(57.27% 0.148 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.1204, 17.2404, 5.6186)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5137 #37A5BF

analogous

#BF3761 #BF5137 #BF9537

triadic

#BF5137 #37BF51 #5137BF

tetradic

#BF5137 #61BF37 #37A5BF #9537BF

square

#BF5137 #61BF37 #37A5BF #9537BF

split-complementary

#BF5137 #37BF95 #3761BF

monochromatic

#60291C #8F3D29 #BF5137 #D27762 #DFA091

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#BF5137 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#BF5137 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5137

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5137	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5137	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6434

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7C34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D1394B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5137;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 81, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.148 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9856f',
    500: '#bf5137',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5137;
$custom-light: #d9856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5137",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.471,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5727,
    "c": 0.14764,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5137

secondary

#88BDCA

accent

#C2DF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5137

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

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