#BF494C#BF494C

#BF494C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.152 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF494C
RGB	rgb(191, 73, 76)
HSL	hsl(358, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(358, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 60.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.45, 47.61, 23.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.45, 53.03, 26.14°)
OKLab	oklab(56.53% 0.1411 0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(56.53% 0.152 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.1752, 16.3666, 8.6694)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF494C #49BFBC

analogous

#BF4987 #BF494C #BF8149

triadic

#BF494C #4CBF49 #494CBF

tetradic

#BF494C #87BF49 #49BFBC #8149BF

square

#BF494C #87BF49 #49BFBC #8149BF

split-complementary

#BF494C #49BF81 #4987BF

monochromatic

#692527 #963537 #BF494C #CF7679 #DFA4A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#BF494C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#BF494C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF494C

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF494C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF494C	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)

#67614B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847A49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D1324B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf494c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 73, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.152 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8817e',
    500: '#bf494c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf494c;
$custom-light: #d8817e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf494c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.475,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56534,
    "c": 0.15204,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF494C

secondary

#98CCCA

accent

#D8D450

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF494C

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

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