#BF5256#BF5256

#BF5256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.141 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5256
RGB	rgb(191, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(358, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(358, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 55%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.24, 44.16, 19.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.24, 48.36, 24.08°)
OKLab	oklab(57.94% 0.1318 0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(57.94% 0.141 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.1850, 17.7860, 10.8564)
Luminance	0.1778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5256 #52BFBB

analogous

#BF528C #BF5256 #BF8452

triadic

#BF5256 #56BF52 #5256BF

tetradic

#BF5256 #8CBF52 #52BFBB #8452BF

square

#BF5256 #8CBF52 #52BFBB #8452BF

split-complementary

#BF5256 #52BF84 #528CBF

monochromatic

#6E292B #9B393D #BF5256 #D07F82 #E0ABAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BF5256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#BF5256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF5256

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF5256	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6755

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877E54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D04054

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.141 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78685',
    500: '#bf5256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5256;
$custom-light: #d78685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.798,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57938,
    "c": 0.14057,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5256

secondary

#9FCECC

accent

#D6D152

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5256

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

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