#BF5156#BF5156

#BF5156 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.142 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5156
RGB	rgb(191, 81, 86)
HSL	hsl(357, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(357, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 55%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 44.64, 19.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 48.71, 23.59°)
OKLab	oklab(57.8% 0.1333 0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(57.8% 0.142 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.1102, 17.6363, 10.8315)
Luminance	0.1763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5156 #51BFBA

analogous

#BF518D #BF5156 #BF8351

triadic

#BF5156 #56BF51 #5156BF

tetradic

#BF5156 #8DBF51 #51BFBA #8351BF

square

#BF5156 #8DBF51 #51BFBA #8351BF

split-complementary

#BF5156 #51BF83 #518DBF

monochromatic

#6D282B #9A393D #BF5156 #CF7E81 #E0AAAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BF5156 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#BF5156 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5156

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5156	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5156	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6655

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03F54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5156;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 81, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.142 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78685',
    500: '#bf5156',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5156;
$custom-light: #d78685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5156",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.273,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57799,
    "c": 0.14179,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5156

secondary

#9ECECB

accent

#D6D052

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5156

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

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