#BF8591#BF8591

#BF8591 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.073 H 5.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF8591
RGB	rgb(191, 133, 145)
HSL	hsl(348, 31%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(348, 30%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 24.1%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.57, 23.99, 2.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.57, 24.13, 6.12°)
OKLab	oklab(67.79% 0.0725 0.0071)
OKLCH	oklch(67.79% 0.073 5.6)
XYZ	xyz(34.9848, 29.8977, 30.7107)
Luminance	0.2990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF8591 #85BFB3

analogous

#BF85AE #BF8591 #BF9685

triadic

#BF8591 #91BF85 #8591BF

tetradic

#BF8591 #AEBF85 #85BFB3 #9685BF

square

#BF8591 #AEBF85 #85BFB3 #9685BF

split-complementary

#BF8591 #85BF96 #85AEBF

monochromatic

#844552 #AA5D6D #BF8591 #D4ADB5 #E9D5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#BF8591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.98

#BF8591 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF8591

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF8591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF8591	1.00	3.01	6.98	6.98
#FFFFFF	3.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D8E91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9B9990

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C98189

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf8591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 133, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.073 5.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3a9b1',
    500: '#bf8591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf8591;
$custom-light: #d3a9b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf8591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.586,
    "s": 31.183,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67789,
    "c": 0.07286,
    "h": 5.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.29896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF8591

secondary

#C6DAD6

accent

#AA933C

background

#FDFAFA

surface

#FAF4F5

border

#D3CECF

text

#141010

muted

#837F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF8591

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

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