#BF5050#BF5050

#BF5050 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.144 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5050
RGB	rgb(191, 80, 80)
HSL	hsl(0, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.1%, 58.1%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.76, 44.64, 22.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.76, 50.07, 26.92°)
OKLab	oklab(57.54% 0.1324 0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(57.54% 0.144 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.8047, 17.3961, 9.5868)
Luminance	0.1739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5050 #50BFBF

analogous

#BF5087 #BF5050 #BF8750

triadic

#BF5050 #50BF50 #5050BF

tetradic

#BF5050 #87BF50 #50BFBF #8750BF

square

#BF5050 #87BF50 #50BFBF #8750BF

split-complementary

#BF5050 #50BF87 #5087BF

monochromatic

#6D2828 #9A3838 #BF5050 #CF7D7D #E0AAAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BF5050 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BF5050 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5050

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5050	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5050	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B654F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03C51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5050;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 80, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.144 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88581',
    500: '#bf5050',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5050;
$custom-light: #d88581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5050",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57539,
    "c": 0.14353,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5050

secondary

#9DCDCD

accent

#D6D652

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5050

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

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