#BF5157#BF5157

#BF5157 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.142 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5157
RGB	rgb(191, 81, 87)
HSL	hsl(357, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(357, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 54.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.07, 44.72, 18.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.07, 48.56, 22.93°)
OKLab	oklab(57.82% 0.1337 0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(57.82% 0.142 19.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.1507, 17.6525, 11.0451)
Luminance	0.1765 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5157 #51BFB9

analogous

#BF518E #BF5157 #BF8251

triadic

#BF5157 #57BF51 #5157BF

tetradic

#BF5157 #8EBF51 #51BFB9 #8251BF

square

#BF5157 #8EBF51 #51BFB9 #8251BF

split-complementary

#BF5157 #51BF82 #518EBF

monochromatic

#6D282C #9A393E #BF5157 #CF7E82 #E0AAAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BF5157 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#BF5157 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5157

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5157	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5157	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)

#6B6657

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03F54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5157;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 81, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.142 19.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78686',
    500: '#bf5157',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5157;
$custom-light: #d78686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5157",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.727,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57821,
    "c": 0.14173,
    "h": 19.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5157

secondary

#9ECECB

accent

#D6CF52

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5157

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

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