#bf4040

Color #bf4040

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 8.6 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bf4040

RGB

rgb(191, 64, 64)

HSL

hsl(0, 49.8%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 66.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 66.5%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(45.79, 50.76, 28.41)

LCH

lch(45.79, 58.17, 29.24)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.1631, 24.18)

HWB

hwb(0, 25.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40bfbf

Analogous

#bf4080

#bf4040

#bf8040

Triadic

#bf4040

#40bf40

#4040bf

Split-complementary

#bf4040

#40bf80

#4080bf

Tetradic

#bf4040

#bfbf40

#40bfbf

#4040bf

Square

#bf4040

#80bf40

#40bfbf

#8040bf

Shades

Color #bf4040 mixed toward black.

#9f3535

#7f2b2b

#5f2020

#401515

#200b0b

Tints

Color #bf4040 mixed toward white.

#ca6060

#d48080

#dfa0a0

#eabfbf

#f4dfdf

Tones

Color #bf4040 mixed toward gray.

#b44b4b

#aa5555

#9f6060

#956a6a

#8a7575

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.02:1

White text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999840 · ΔE 46.1

Deuteranopia

#9fa640 · ΔE 50.8

Tritanopia

#bb4040 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 25.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bf4040;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf4040]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bf4040 (#bf4040) is rgb(191, 64, 64) in RGB.

No, #bf4040 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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