#BF555B#BF555B

#BF555B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.137 H 18.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF555B
RGB	rgb(191, 85, 91)
HSL	hsl(357, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(357, 55%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 52.4%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, 43.12, 17.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 46.59, 22.25°)
OKLab	oklab(58.47% 0.1292 0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(58.47% 0.137 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.6248, 18.3318, 12.0318)
Luminance	0.1833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF555B #55BFB9

analogous

#BF5590 #BF555B #BF8455

triadic

#BF555B #5BBF55 #555BBF

tetradic

#BF555B #90BF55 #55BFB9 #8455BF

square

#BF555B #90BF55 #55BFB9 #8455BF

split-complementary

#BF555B #55BF84 #5590BF

monochromatic

#702A2E #9C3B40 #BF555B #D08186 #E0AEB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#BF555B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#BF555B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF555B

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF555B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF555B	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D695B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887F59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D04558

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf555b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 85, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.137 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78889',
    500: '#bf555b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf555b;
$custom-light: #d78889;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf555b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.604,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58469,
    "c": 0.13655,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF555B

secondary

#A1CECC

accent

#D5CE53

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF555B

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

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