#BF4251#BF4251

#BF4251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.160 H 17.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4251
RGB	rgb(191, 66, 81)
HSL	hsl(353, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(353, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 57.6%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 51.03, 18.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 54.44, 20.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.1528 0.0468)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.16 17)
XYZ	xyz(24.9216, 15.5702, 9.4760)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4251 #42BFB0

analogous

#BF428F #BF4251 #BF7142

triadic

#BF4251 #51BF42 #4251BF

tetradic

#BF4251 #8FBF42 #42BFB0 #7142BF

square

#BF4251 #8FBF42 #42BFB0 #7142BF

split-complementary

#BF4251 #42BF71 #428FBF

monochromatic

#65222A #92323D #BF4251 #CE707B #DE9DA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BF4251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BF4251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4251

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4251	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615D51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81784E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12948

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 66, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.160 17.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d81',
    500: '#bf4251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4251;
$custom-light: #d87d81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.8,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55781,
    "c": 0.1598,
    "h": 17
  },
  "luminance": 0.15567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4251

secondary

#93CAC4

accent

#D9C84F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4251

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

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