#BF7879#BF7879

#BF7879 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.089 H 18.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF7879
RGB	rgb(191, 120, 121)
HSL	hsl(359, 36%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(359, 37%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37.2%, 36.6%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.93, 27.90, 11.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.93, 30.05, 21.81°)
OKLab	oklab(64.8% 0.0845 0.0289)
OKLCH	oklch(64.8% 0.089 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.6548, 25.8922, 21.4159)
Luminance	0.2589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF7879 #78BFBE

analogous

#BF789C #BF7879 #BF9A78

triadic

#BF7879 #79BF78 #7879BF

tetradic

#BF7879 #9CBF78 #78BFBE #9A78BF

square

#BF7879 #9CBF78 #78BFBE #9A78BF

split-complementary

#BF7879 #78BF9A #789CBF

monochromatic

#803D3E #A95052 #BF7879 #D3A2A2 #E6CBCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.40

#BF7879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.18

#BF7879 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF7879

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF7879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF7879	1.00	3.40	6.18	6.18
#FFFFFF	3.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#868379

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#979178

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC7079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf7879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 120, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.089 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4a09f',
    500: '#bf7879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf7879;
$custom-light: #d4a09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf7879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.155,
    "s": 35.678,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64803,
    "c": 0.08935,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF7879

secondary

#BCD7D6

accent

#AFAD37

background

#FDF9F9

surface

#FAF2F2

border

#D3CCCC

text

#140E0E

muted

#837E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF7879

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

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