#BF5138#BF5138

#BF5138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.147 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5138
RGB	rgb(191, 81, 56)
HSL	hsl(11, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(11, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.57, 42.64, 36.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.57, 56.01, 40.42°)
OKLab	oklab(57.28% 0.1218 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(57.28% 0.147 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.1446, 17.2501, 5.7461)
Luminance	0.1725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5138 #38A6BF

analogous

#BF3862 #BF5138 #BF9438

triadic

#BF5138 #38BF51 #5138BF

tetradic

#BF5138 #62BF38 #38A6BF #9438BF

square

#BF5138 #62BF38 #38A6BF #9438BF

split-complementary

#BF5138 #38BF94 #3862BF

monochromatic

#60291C #903D2A #BF5138 #D17763 #DFA192

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#BF5138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#BF5138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5138

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5138	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)

#6F6435

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7C35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D1394C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 81, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.147 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9856f',
    500: '#bf5138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5138;
$custom-light: #d9856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.111,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57283,
    "c": 0.14736,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5138

secondary

#89BECA

accent

#C3DE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5138

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

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