#BF5557#BF5557

#BF5557 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.137 H 21.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5557
RGB	rgb(191, 85, 87)
HSL	hsl(359, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(359, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 54.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.82, 42.78, 19.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.82, 47.19, 24.96°)
OKLab	oklab(58.38% 0.1276 0.0493)
OKLCH	oklch(58.38% 0.137 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.4568, 18.2646, 11.1472)
Luminance	0.1826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5557 #55BFBD

analogous

#BF558C #BF5557 #BF8855

triadic

#BF5557 #57BF55 #5557BF

tetradic

#BF5557 #8CBF55 #55BFBD #8855BF

square

#BF5557 #8CBF55 #55BFBD #8855BF

split-complementary

#BF5557 #55BF88 #558CBF

monochromatic

#702A2B #9C3B3D #BF5557 #D08183 #E0AEAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#BF5557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#BF5557 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF5557

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF5557	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	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)

#6E6956

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887F55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D04457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 85, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.137 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78886',
    500: '#bf5557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5557;
$custom-light: #d78886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.868,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58382,
    "c": 0.13683,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5557

secondary

#A1CECE

accent

#D5D353

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5557

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

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