#BF4959#BF4959

#BF4959 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.152 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4959
RGB	rgb(191, 73, 89)
HSL	hsl(352, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(352, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 53.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.71, 48.61, 15.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.71, 51.13, 18.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% 0.1463 0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.152 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.6737, 16.5660, 11.2948)
Luminance	0.1656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4959 #49BFAF

analogous

#BF4994 #BF4959 #BF7449

triadic

#BF4959 #59BF49 #4959BF

tetradic

#BF4959 #94BF49 #49BFAF #7449BF

square

#BF4959 #94BF49 #49BFAF #7449BF

split-complementary

#BF4959 #49BF74 #4994BF

monochromatic

#69252E #963542 #BF4959 #CF7682 #DFA4AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#BF4959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#BF4959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4959

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4959	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837A56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0354F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 73, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.152 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88187',
    500: '#bf4959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4959;
$custom-light: #d88187;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.864,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5681,
    "c": 0.15158,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4959

secondary

#98CCC5

accent

#D8C550

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4959

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

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