#BF2E37#BF2E37

#BF2E37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.181 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF2E37
RGB	rgb(191, 46, 55)
HSL	hsl(356, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 71.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.23, 56.99, 30.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.23, 64.72, 28.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.27% 0.1667 0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(53.27% 0.181 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.1551, 13.3098, 4.9635)
Luminance	0.1331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF2E37 #2EBFB6

analogous

#BF2E80 #BF2E37 #BF6E2E

triadic

#BF2E37 #37BF2E #2E37BF

tetradic

#BF2E37 #80BF2E #2EBFB6 #6E2EBF

square

#BF2E37 #80BF2E #2EBFB6 #6E2EBF

split-complementary

#BF2E37 #2EBF6E #2E80BF

monochromatic

#5C161B #8E2229 #BF2E37 #D6545C #E2868B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#BF2E37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#BF2E37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF2E37

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF2E37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF2E37	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595236

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7132

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf2e37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 46, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.181 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db736e',
    500: '#bf2e37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf2e37;
$custom-light: #db736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf2e37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.276,
    "s": 61.181,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53267,
    "c": 0.18093,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF2E37

secondary

#7ECBC6

accent

#E4DA44

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF2E37

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

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