#BF2B36#BF2B36

#BF2B36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.183 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF2B36
RGB	rgb(191, 43, 54)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 71.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.87, 57.89, 30.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.87, 65.60, 28.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53% 0.1693 0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(53% 0.183 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.0182, 13.0741, 4.8008)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF2B36 #2BBFB4

analogous

#BF2B80 #BF2B36 #BF6A2B

triadic

#BF2B36 #36BF2B #2B36BF

tetradic

#BF2B36 #80BF2B #2BBFB4 #6A2BBF

square

#BF2B36 #80BF2B #2BBFB4 #6A2BBF

split-complementary

#BF2B36 #2BBF6A #2B80BF

monochromatic

#5B151A #8D2028 #BF2B36 #D8505A #E38289

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#BF2B36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#BF2B36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF2B36

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF2B36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF2B36	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7131

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf2b36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 43, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.183 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db726d',
    500: '#bf2b36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf2b36;
$custom-light: #db726d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf2b36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.541,
    "s": 63.248,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53001,
    "c": 0.18346,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF2B36

secondary

#7ACCC6

accent

#E6DA42

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF2B36

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

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