#BF5159#BF5159

#BF5159 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.142 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5159
RGB	rgb(191, 81, 89)
HSL	hsl(356, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(356, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 53.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.11, 44.89, 17.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.11, 48.28, 21.60°)
OKLab	oklab(57.87% 0.1345 0.0444)
OKLCH	oklch(57.87% 0.142 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.2336, 17.6856, 11.4814)
Luminance	0.1768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5159 #51BFB7

analogous

#BF5190 #BF5159 #BF8051

triadic

#BF5159 #59BF51 #5159BF

tetradic

#BF5159 #90BF51 #51BFB7 #8051BF

square

#BF5159 #90BF51 #51BFB7 #8051BF

split-complementary

#BF5159 #51BF80 #5190BF

monochromatic

#6D282D #9A3940 #BF5159 #CF7E84 #E0AAAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#BF5159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#BF5159 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5159

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5159	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6759

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03F54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 81, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.142 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78687',
    500: '#bf5159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5159;
$custom-light: #d78687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.636,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57865,
    "c": 0.14165,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5159

secondary

#9ECECA

accent

#D6CC52

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5159

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

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