#BF4849#BF4849

#BF4849 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.153 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4849
RGB	rgb(191, 72, 73)
HSL	hsl(359, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(359, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 61.8%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 47.85, 24.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 53.93, 27.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.1413 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.153 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.0082, 16.1955, 8.1112)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4849 #48BFBE

analogous

#BF4885 #BF4849 #BF8348

triadic

#BF4849 #49BF48 #4849BF

tetradic

#BF4849 #85BF48 #48BFBE #8348BF

square

#BF4849 #85BF48 #48BFBE #8348BF

split-complementary

#BF4849 #48BF83 #4885BF

monochromatic

#682425 #963435 #BF4849 #CF7576 #DFA3A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#BF4849 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BF4849 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4849

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4849	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4849	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847946

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D13049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4849;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 72, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.153 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9807b',
    500: '#bf4849',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4849;
$custom-light: #d9807b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4849",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.496,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5635,
    "c": 0.15347,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4849

secondary

#97CCCB

accent

#D8D750

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4849

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

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