#BF3857#BF3857

#BF3857 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.171 H 11.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3857
RGB	rgb(191, 56, 87)
HSL	hsl(346, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 54.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.08, 55.48, 13.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.08, 57.10, 13.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% 0.1679 0.034)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.171 11.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.6226, 14.5962, 10.5358)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3857 #38BFA0

analogous

#BF389A #BF3857 #BF5C38

triadic

#BF3857 #57BF38 #3857BF

tetradic

#BF3857 #9ABF38 #38BFA0 #5C38BF

square

#BF3857 #9ABF38 #38BFA0 #5C38BF

split-complementary

#BF3857 #38BF5C #389ABF

monochromatic

#601C2C #902A41 #BF3857 #D1637C #DF92A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#BF3857 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#BF3857 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3857

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3857	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3857	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5957

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7554

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D01A45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3857;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.171 11.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97886',
    500: '#bf3857',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3857;
$custom-light: #d97886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3857",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.222,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54832,
    "c": 0.1713,
    "h": 11.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3857

secondary

#89CABB

accent

#DEBC4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3857

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

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