#BF495B#BF495B

#BF495B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.152 H 14.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF495B
RGB	rgb(191, 73, 91)
HSL	hsl(351, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(351, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 52.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.75, 48.78, 14.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.75, 50.95, 16.79°)
OKLab	oklab(56.86% 0.147 0.0371)
OKLCH	oklch(56.86% 0.152 14.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.7589, 16.6000, 11.7432)
Luminance	0.1660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF495B #49BFAD

analogous

#BF4996 #BF495B #BF7249

triadic

#BF495B #5BBF49 #495BBF

tetradic

#BF495B #96BF49 #49BFAD #7249BF

square

#BF495B #96BF49 #49BFAD #7249BF

split-complementary

#BF495B #49BF72 #4996BF

monochromatic

#69252F #963544 #BF495B #CF7684 #DFA4AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#BF495B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#BF495B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF495B

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF495B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF495B	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64625B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827A58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03650

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf495b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 73, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.152 14.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88189',
    500: '#bf495b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf495b;
$custom-light: #d88189;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf495b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.847,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56857,
    "c": 0.15167,
    "h": 14.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF495B

secondary

#98CCC4

accent

#D8C350

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF495B

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

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