#BF2E38#BF2E38

#BF2E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.181 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF2E38
RGB	rgb(191, 46, 56)
HSL	hsl(356, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 57.04, 30.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 64.49, 27.81°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% 0.1671 0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.181 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.1793, 13.3194, 5.0910)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF2E38 #2EBFB5

analogous

#BF2E81 #BF2E38 #BF6D2E

triadic

#BF2E38 #38BF2E #2E38BF

tetradic

#BF2E38 #81BF2E #2EBFB5 #6D2EBF

square

#BF2E38 #81BF2E #2EBFB5 #6D2EBF

split-complementary

#BF2E38 #2EBF6D #2E81BF

monochromatic

#5C161B #8E222A #BF2E38 #D6545D #E2868C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#BF2E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#BF2E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF2E38

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF2E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF2E38	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595237

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7133

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf2e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 46, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.181 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db736e',
    500: '#bf2e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf2e38;
$custom-light: #db736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf2e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.862,
    "s": 61.181,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53282,
    "c": 0.18085,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF2E38

secondary

#7ECBC6

accent

#E4D944

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF2E38

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

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