#BF4F56#BF4F56

#BF4F56 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.144 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4F56
RGB	rgb(191, 79, 86)
HSL	hsl(356, 47%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(356, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 55%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.69, 45.59, 19.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.69, 49.39, 22.63°)
OKLab	oklab(57.53% 0.1363 0.0471)
OKLCH	oklch(57.53% 0.144 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.9637, 17.3434, 10.7827)
Luminance	0.1734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4F56 #4FBFB8

analogous

#BF4F8E #BF4F56 #BF804F

triadic

#BF4F56 #56BF4F #4F56BF

tetradic

#BF4F56 #8EBF4F #4FBFB8 #804FBF

square

#BF4F56 #8EBF4F #4FBFB8 #804FBF

split-complementary

#BF4F56 #4FBF80 #4F8EBF

monochromatic

#6C272C #99383E #BF4F56 #CF7C81 #E0A9AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#BF4F56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#BF4F56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4F56

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4F56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4F56	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696556

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03C52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4f56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 79, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.144 19.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88585',
    500: '#bf4f56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4f56;
$custom-light: #d88585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4f56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.25,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57527,
    "c": 0.14424,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4F56

secondary

#9DCDCA

accent

#D6CE51

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4F56

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

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