#BF5151#BF5151

#BF5151 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.142 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5151
RGB	rgb(191, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(0, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 57.6%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.96, 44.24, 22.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.96, 49.56, 26.79°)
OKLab	oklab(57.7% 0.1313 0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(57.7% 0.142 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.9157, 17.5585, 9.8074)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5151 #51BFBF

analogous

#BF5188 #BF5151 #BF8851

triadic

#BF5151 #51BF51 #5151BF

tetradic

#BF5151 #88BF51 #51BFBF #8851BF

square

#BF5151 #88BF51 #51BFBF #8851BF

split-complementary

#BF5151 #51BF88 #5188BF

monochromatic

#6D2828 #9A3939 #BF5151 #CF7E7E #E0AAAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#BF5151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#BF5151 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5151

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5151	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6650

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03E52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.142 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88681',
    500: '#bf5151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5151;
$custom-light: #d88681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57696,
    "c": 0.14223,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5151

secondary

#9ECECE

accent

#D6D652

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCF0EE

border

#D5CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5151

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

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