#BF5242#BF5242

#BF5242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.144 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5242
RGB	rgb(191, 82, 66)
HSL	hsl(8, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(8, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 65.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.89, 42.72, 31.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.89, 52.81, 36.01°)
OKLab	oklab(57.57% 0.124 0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(57.57% 0.144 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.4889, 17.5076, 7.1903)
Luminance	0.1750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5242 #42AFBF

analogous

#BF4270 #BF5242 #BF9042

triadic

#BF5242 #42BF52 #5242BF

tetradic

#BF5242 #70BF42 #42AFBF #9042BF

square

#BF5242 #70BF42 #42AFBF #9042BF

split-complementary

#BF5242 #42BF90 #4270BF

monochromatic

#652B22 #923E32 #BF5242 #CE7C70 #DEA69D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#BF5242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BF5242 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5242

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5242	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6540

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D13C4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 82, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.144 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98677',
    500: '#bf5242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5242;
$custom-light: #d98677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.68,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57568,
    "c": 0.14382,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5242

secondary

#93C3CA

accent

#C7D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5242

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

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