#BF5556#BF5556

#BF5556 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.137 H 21.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5556
RGB	rgb(191, 85, 86)
HSL	hsl(359, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(359, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 55%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.80, 42.69, 20.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.80, 47.35, 25.63°)
OKLab	oklab(58.36% 0.1272 0.0506)
OKLCH	oklch(58.36% 0.137 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.4162, 18.2484, 10.9335)
Luminance	0.1825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5556 #55BFBE

analogous

#BF558B #BF5556 #BF8955

triadic

#BF5556 #56BF55 #5556BF

tetradic

#BF5556 #8BBF55 #55BFBE #8955BF

square

#BF5556 #8BBF55 #55BFBE #8955BF

split-complementary

#BF5556 #55BF89 #558BBF

monochromatic

#702A2B #9C3B3C #BF5556 #D08182 #E0AEAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#BF5556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#BF5556 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF5556

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF5556	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)

#6E6955

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897F54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D04456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 85, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.137 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78885',
    500: '#bf5556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5556;
$custom-light: #d78885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.434,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58361,
    "c": 0.13692,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5556

secondary

#A1CECE

accent

#D5D453

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5556

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

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