#BF2A40#BF2A40
#BF2A40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.184 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF2A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 42, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 64%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 78%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78%, 66.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.92, 58.69, 24.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.92, 63.73, 22.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.09% 0.1741 0.0588) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.09% 0.184 18.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2418, 13.1060, 6.1554) |
| Luminance | 0.1310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.61
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.49
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.78
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.83
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.22
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF2A40 #2ABFA9
analogous
#BF2A8A #BF2A40 #BF5E2A
triadic
#BF2A40 #40BF2A #2A40BF
tetradic
#BF2A40 #8ABF2A #2ABFA9 #5E2ABF
square
#BF2A40 #8ABF2A #2ABFA9 #5E2ABF
split-complementary
#BF2A40 #2ABF5E #2A8ABF
monochromatic
#5B141E #8D1F2F #BF2A40 #D84E62 #E3808F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#BF2A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#BF2A40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BF2A40
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF2A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF2A40 | 1.00 | 5.80 | 3.62 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#565140
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B713C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D20034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf2a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 42, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.184 18.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da7274',
500: '#bf2a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf2a40; $custom-light: #da7274; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf2a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 42,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.141,
"s": 63.948,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53086,
"c": 0.18371,
"h": 18.7
},
"luminance": 0.13102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF2A40
secondary
#79CCC0
accent
#E7CE41
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEDED
border
#D5C8C8
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B