#BF5255#BF5255

#BF5255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.141 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5255
RGB	rgb(191, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(358, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(358, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 55.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, 44.07, 20.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 48.53, 24.73°)
OKLab	oklab(57.92% 0.1314 0.0501)
OKLCH	oklch(57.92% 0.141 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.1450, 17.7700, 10.6457)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5255 #52BFBC

analogous

#BF528B #BF5255 #BF8552

triadic

#BF5255 #55BF52 #5255BF

tetradic

#BF5255 #8BBF52 #52BFBC #8552BF

square

#BF5255 #8BBF52 #52BFBC #8552BF

split-complementary

#BF5255 #52BF85 #528BBF

monochromatic

#6E292B #9B393C #BF5255 #D07F81 #E0ABAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BF5255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BF5255 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5255

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5255	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6754

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877E53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D04054

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.141 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88684',
    500: '#bf5255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5255;
$custom-light: #d88684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.349,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57917,
    "c": 0.14065,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5255

secondary

#9FCECC

accent

#D6D252

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5255

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

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