#BF423A

Accessibility

5.18:1

Vs white / black

5.18:1 · 4.06:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bf423a

RGB

rgb(191, 66, 58)

RGBA

rgba(191, 66, 58, 1)

HSL

hsl(4, 53%, 49%)

HSLA

hsla(4, 53%, 49%, 1)

HSV

hsv(4, 70%, 75%)

LAB

lab(46.02% 49.59 32.21)

LCH

lch(46.02% 59.13 33)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5537 0.1439 0.0743)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5537 0.1619 27.31)

XYZ

xyz(24.20, 15.28, 5.68)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 65%, 70%, 25%)

CSS

color: #bf423a;

CSS variable

--color-bf423a: #bf423a;

SCSS

$color-bf423a: #bf423a;

JavaScript

const color = "#bf423a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bf423a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bf423a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bf423a", "rgb": { "r": 191, "g": 66, "b": 58 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5537 0.1619 27.31)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bf423a-1: #bf423a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-600

Very different · ΔE 5.89 · #DC2626

Nearest CSS named color

FireBrick

Very different · ΔE 6.68 · #B22222

Nearest Material color

red-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.95 · #D32F2F

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 6.45 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffdcd1 100ffcdc1 200ffb4a7 300ff978a 400f67468 500d6574d 600b5483f 700933730 800722722 900541814 950380404

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

faefef f4e0de efd0ce eac0bd e4b0ad dfa19d da918c d4817c cf716b ca625b c4524a bf423a af3d35 9f3730 8f322c 7f2c27 6f2622 60211d 501b18 401613 30110f 200b0a 100605

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

faefef f4e0de efd0ce eac0bd e4b0ad dfa19d da918c d4817c cf716b ca625b c4524a

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

af3d35 9f3730 8f322c 7f2c27 6f2622 60211d 501b18 401613 30110f 200b0a 100605

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

ba4740 b54c46 af524c aa5751 a55c57 a0615d 9a6663 956b69 90716f 8b7674 857b7a

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BF423AStop 1 #3BB6BFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BF3B74Stop 1 #BF423AStop 2 #BF863BStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BF423AStop 1 #3BBF44Stop 2 #443BBFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BF423AStop 1 #3BBF86Stop 2 #3B74BFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#4E1C18Stop 1 #89302AStop 2 #C3453CStop 3 #D57D76Stop 4 #E7B5B1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #bf423a works

#BF423A (#bf423a) sits in the red family at about 4° hue, 53% saturation, and 49% lightness. Contrast is 5.18:1 on white and 4.06:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #bf423a is 4.06:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #B84032#B84032 Web Safe #CC3333#CC3333 Pomegranate#C0392B Fluent Red#D13438 Material Red 700#D32F2F Material Red 800#C62828 Chi-Gong#D63031 Spectrum #D5443F#D5443F Spectrum #B7564E#B7564E Spectrum #B24F38#B24F38 Tailwind red 600#DC2626 Spectrum #CF5544#CF5544