#BF494D#BF494D

#BF494D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.152 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF494D
RGB	rgb(191, 73, 77)
HSL	hsl(358, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(358, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 59.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.47, 47.68, 22.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.47, 52.84, 25.54°)
OKLab	oklab(56.55% 0.1415 0.0554)
OKLCH	oklch(56.55% 0.152 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.2103, 16.3806, 8.8540)
Luminance	0.1638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF494D #49BFBB

analogous

#BF4988 #BF494D #BF8049

triadic

#BF494D #4DBF49 #494DBF

tetradic

#BF494D #88BF49 #49BFBB #8049BF

square

#BF494D #88BF49 #49BFBB #8049BF

split-complementary

#BF494D #49BF80 #4988BF

monochromatic

#692527 #963538 #BF494D #CF7679 #DFA4A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#BF494D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#BF494D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF494D

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF494D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF494D	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67614C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847A4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D1324B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf494d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 73, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.152 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8817e',
    500: '#bf494d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf494d;
$custom-light: #d8817e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf494d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.966,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56554,
    "c": 0.15194,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF494D

secondary

#98CCCA

accent

#D8D350

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF494D

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

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