#BF4550#BF4550

#BF4550 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.156 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4550
RGB	rgb(191, 69, 80)
HSL	hsl(355, 49%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 58.1%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 49.67, 20.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 53.62, 22.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% 0.1483 0.0495)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.156 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.0642, 15.9151, 9.3399)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4550 #45BFB4

analogous

#BF458D #BF4550 #BF7745

triadic

#BF4550 #50BF45 #4550BF

tetradic

#BF4550 #8DBF45 #45BFB4 #7745BF

square

#BF4550 #8DBF45 #45BFB4 #7745BF

split-complementary

#BF4550 #45BF77 #458DBF

monochromatic

#662329 #94333C #BF4550 #CF737B #DEA0A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BF4550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BF4550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4550

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4550	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635F50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82794D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12D4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 69, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.156 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f81',
    500: '#bf4550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4550;
$custom-light: #d87f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.59,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56117,
    "c": 0.15637,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4550

secondary

#95CBC6

accent

#D8CC4F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4550

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

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