#BF3E55#BF3E55

#BF3E55 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.164 H 13.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3E55
RGB	rgb(191, 62, 85)
HSL	hsl(349, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(349, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 55.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 52.99, 15.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 55.30, 16.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.1596 0.0395)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.164 13.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.8504, 15.1808, 10.2142)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3E55 #3EBFA8

analogous

#BF3E96 #BF3E55 #BF673E

triadic

#BF3E55 #55BF3E #3E55BF

tetradic

#BF3E55 #96BF3E #3EBFA8 #673EBF

square

#BF3E55 #96BF3E #3EBFA8 #673EBF

split-complementary

#BF3E55 #3EBF67 #3E96BF

monochromatic

#63202C #912F40 #BF3E55 #CF6B7D #DE99A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BF3E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BF3E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3E55

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3E55	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7652

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 62, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.164 13.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87b84',
    500: '#bf3e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3e55;
$custom-light: #d87b84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.302,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55416,
    "c": 0.16446,
    "h": 13.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3E55

secondary

#8FCABF

accent

#DAC14D

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3E55

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

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