#BF3E51#BF3E51

#BF3E51 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.164 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3E51
RGB	rgb(191, 62, 81)
HSL	hsl(351, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(351, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 57.6%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 52.69, 18.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 55.73, 19.01°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.1581 0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.164 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.6960, 15.1191, 9.4008)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3E51 #3EBFAC

analogous

#BF3E91 #BF3E51 #BF6C3E

triadic

#BF3E51 #51BF3E #3E51BF

tetradic

#BF3E51 #91BF3E #3EBFAC #6C3EBF

square

#BF3E51 #91BF3E #3EBFAC #6C3EBF

split-complementary

#BF3E51 #3EBF6C #3E91BF

monochromatic

#63202A #912F3D #BF3E51 #CF6B7A #DE99A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BF3E51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BF3E51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3E51

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3E51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3E51	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5B51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80764E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12246

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3e51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 62, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.164 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97b81',
    500: '#bf3e51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3e51;
$custom-light: #d97b81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3e51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.163,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55326,
    "c": 0.16431,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3E51

secondary

#8FCAC1

accent

#DAC64D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3E51

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

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