#BF4F57#BF4F57

#BF4F57 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.144 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF4F57
RGB	rgb(191, 79, 87)
HSL	hsl(356, 47%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(356, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 54.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.71, 45.67, 18.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.71, 49.25, 21.98°)
OKLab	oklab(57.55% 0.1367 0.0458)
OKLCH	oklch(57.55% 0.144 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.0043, 17.3596, 10.9963)
Luminance	0.1736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF4F57 #4FBFB7

analogous

#BF4F8F #BF4F57 #BF7F4F

triadic

#BF4F57 #57BF4F #4F57BF

tetradic

#BF4F57 #8FBF4F #4FBFB7 #7F4FBF

square

#BF4F57 #8FBF4F #4FBFB7 #7F4FBF

split-complementary

#BF4F57 #4FBF7F #4F8FBF

monochromatic

#6C272C #99383F #BF4F57 #CF7C82 #E0A9AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#BF4F57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#BF4F57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF4F57

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF4F57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF4F57	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)

#696557

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03D53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf4f57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 79, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.144 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88586',
    500: '#bf4f57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf4f57;
$custom-light: #d88586;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf4f57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.714,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57548,
    "c": 0.1442,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF4F57

secondary

#9DCDCA

accent

#D6CD51

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF4F57

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

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