#BF4551#BF4551

#BF4551 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.156 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4551
RGB	rgb(191, 69, 81)
HSL	hsl(354, 49%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(354, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 57.6%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 49.75, 19.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 53.47, 21.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.14% 0.1487 0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(56.14% 0.156 18)
XYZ	xyz(25.1015, 15.9300, 9.5360)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4551 #45BFB3

analogous

#BF458E #BF4551 #BF7645

triadic

#BF4551 #51BF45 #4551BF

tetradic

#BF4551 #8EBF45 #45BFB3 #7645BF

square

#BF4551 #8EBF45 #45BFB3 #7645BF

split-complementary

#BF4551 #45BF76 #458EBF

monochromatic

#66232A #94333C #BF4551 #CF737C #DEA0A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BF4551 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BF4551 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4551

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4551	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4551	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635F51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82794E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12D4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4551;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 69, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.156 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f81',
    500: '#bf4551',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4551;
$custom-light: #d87f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4551",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.098,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56138,
    "c": 0.15634,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.15927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4551

secondary

#95CBC6

accent

#D8CB4F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4551

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

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