#BF494A#BF494A

#BF494A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.152 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF494A
RGB	rgb(191, 73, 74)
HSL	hsl(359, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(359, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 61.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.42, 47.47, 24.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.42, 53.42, 27.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.5% 0.1403 0.0591)
OKLCH	oklch(56.5% 0.152 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.1068, 16.3392, 8.3089)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BF494A #49BFBE

analogous

#BF4985 #BF494A #BF8349

triadic

#BF494A #4ABF49 #494ABF

tetradic

#BF494A #85BF49 #49BFBE #8349BF

square

#BF494A #85BF49 #49BFBE #8349BF

split-complementary

#BF494A #49BF83 #4985BF

monochromatic

#692525 #963536 #BF494A #CF7677 #DFA4A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#BF494A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#BF494A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF494A

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF494A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF494A	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676149

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D1314A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf494a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 73, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.152 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9817c',
    500: '#bf494a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf494a;
$custom-light: #d9817c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf494a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.492,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56496,
    "c": 0.15224,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF494A

secondary

#98CCCB

accent

#D8D650

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF494A

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

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