#BF5555#BF5555

#BF5555 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.137 H 22.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5555
RGB	rgb(191, 85, 85)
HSL	hsl(0, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(0, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 55.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.78, 42.61, 21.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.78, 47.53, 26.29°)
OKLab	oklab(58.34% 0.1268 0.0519)
OKLCH	oklch(58.34% 0.137 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.3762, 18.2324, 10.7228)
Luminance	0.1823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5555 #55BFBF

analogous

#BF558A #BF5555 #BF8A55

triadic

#BF5555 #55BF55 #5555BF

tetradic

#BF5555 #8ABF55 #55BFBF #8A55BF

square

#BF5555 #8ABF55 #55BFBF #8A55BF

split-complementary

#BF5555 #55BF8A #558ABF

monochromatic

#702A2A #9C3B3B #BF5555 #D08181 #E0AEAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#BF5555 on #FFFFFF

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On black

4.65

#BF5555 on #000000

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Best text color

#000000 on #BF5555

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF5555	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6954

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897F53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D04456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 85, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.137 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78884',
    500: '#bf5555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5555;
$custom-light: #d78884;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5834,
    "c": 0.13702,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5555

secondary

#A1CECE

accent

#D5D553

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5555

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

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