#BF5253#BF5253

#BF5253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.141 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5253
RGB	rgb(191, 82, 83)
HSL	hsl(359, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(359, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 56.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.18, 43.91, 21.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.18, 48.87, 26.03°)
OKLab	oklab(57.88% 0.1306 0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(57.88% 0.141 22)
XYZ	xyz(26.0667, 17.7387, 10.2332)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5253 #52BFBE

analogous

#BF5289 #BF5253 #BF8752

triadic

#BF5253 #53BF52 #5253BF

tetradic

#BF5253 #89BF52 #52BFBE #8752BF

square

#BF5253 #89BF52 #52BFBE #8752BF

split-complementary

#BF5253 #52BF87 #5289BF

monochromatic

#6E2929 #9B393A #BF5253 #D07F7F #E0ABAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#BF5253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BF5253 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5253

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5253	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6752

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887D51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03F53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 82, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.141 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88683',
    500: '#bf5253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5253;
$custom-light: #d88683;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.45,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57875,
    "c": 0.14083,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.17735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5253

secondary

#9FCECD

accent

#D6D452

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5253

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

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