#BF5559#BF5559

#BF5559 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.137 H 20.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF5559
RGB	rgb(191, 85, 89)
HSL	hsl(358, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(358, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 53.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.86, 42.95, 18.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.86, 46.87, 23.62°)
OKLab	oklab(58.43% 0.1284 0.0467)
OKLCH	oklch(58.43% 0.137 20)
XYZ	xyz(26.5396, 18.2977, 11.5835)
Luminance	0.1830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF5559 #55BFBB

analogous

#BF558E #BF5559 #BF8655

triadic

#BF5559 #59BF55 #5559BF

tetradic

#BF5559 #8EBF55 #55BFBB #8655BF

square

#BF5559 #8EBF55 #55BFBB #8655BF

split-complementary

#BF5559 #55BF86 #558EBF

monochromatic

#702A2D #9C3B3E #BF5559 #D08184 #E0AEB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#BF5559 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#BF5559 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF5559

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF5559	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF5559	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6958

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887F57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D04457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf5559;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 85, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.137 20.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78887',
    500: '#bf5559',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf5559;
$custom-light: #d78887;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf5559",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.736,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58425,
    "c": 0.13667,
    "h": 20
  },
  "luminance": 0.18295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF5559

secondary

#A1CECD

accent

#D5D053

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF5559

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

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