#BF3849#BF3849

#BF3849 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.171 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3849
RGB	rgb(191, 56, 73)
HSL	hsl(352, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(352, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 61.8%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 54.48, 21.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 58.65, 21.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% 0.1624 0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.171 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1051, 14.3892, 7.8101)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3849 #38BFAE

analogous

#BF388C #BF3849 #BF6A38

triadic

#BF3849 #49BF38 #3849BF

tetradic

#BF3849 #8CBF38 #38BFAE #6A38BF

square

#BF3849 #8CBF38 #38BFAE #6A38BF

split-complementary

#BF3849 #38BF6A #388CBF

monochromatic

#601C25 #902A37 #BF3849 #D16371 #DF929C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#BF3849 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#BF3849 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3849

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3849	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3849	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5849

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7445

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D1113F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3849;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.171 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9787b',
    500: '#bf3849',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3849;
$custom-light: #d9787b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3849",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.444,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54522,
    "c": 0.17069,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3849

secondary

#89CAC2

accent

#DECB4A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3849

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

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