#BF3949#BF3949

#BF3949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.170 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3949
RGB	rgb(191, 57, 73)
HSL	hsl(353, 54%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(353, 70%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 61.8%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.92, 54.10, 21.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.92, 58.36, 22.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.1612 0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.17 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.1540, 14.4871, 7.8265)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3949 #39BFAF

analogous

#BF398C #BF3949 #BF6C39

triadic

#BF3949 #49BF39 #3949BF

tetradic

#BF3949 #8CBF39 #39BFAF #6C39BF

square

#BF3949 #8CBF39 #39BFAF #6C39BF

split-complementary

#BF3949 #39BF6C #398CBF

monochromatic

#611D25 #902B37 #BF3949 #D16471 #DF939C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#BF3949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#BF3949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3949

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3949	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5849

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7545

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D11440

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 57, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.170 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9787b',
    500: '#bf3949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3949;
$custom-light: #d9787b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.836,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54625,
    "c": 0.16967,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3949

secondary

#8ACAC2

accent

#DDCC4A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3949

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

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