#BF2F38#BF2F38

#BF2F38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.180 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF2F38
RGB	rgb(191, 47, 56)
HSL	hsl(356, 61%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(356, 75%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.36, 56.71, 30.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.36, 64.26, 28.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% 0.166 0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.18 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.2188, 13.3985, 5.1042)
Luminance	0.1340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF2F38 #2FBFB6

analogous

#BF2F80 #BF2F38 #BF6E2F

triadic

#BF2F38 #38BF2F #2F38BF

tetradic

#BF2F38 #80BF2F #2FBFB6 #6E2FBF

square

#BF2F38 #80BF2F #2FBFB6 #6E2FBF

split-complementary

#BF2F38 #2FBF6E #2F80BF

monochromatic

#5D171B #8E232A #BF2F38 #D5565E #E1878D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#BF2F38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#BF2F38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF2F38

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF2F38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF2F38	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7233

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf2f38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 47, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.180 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db736e',
    500: '#bf2f38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf2f38;
$custom-light: #db736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf2f38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.25,
    "s": 60.504,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53369,
    "c": 0.18001,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF2F38

secondary

#7FCBC6

accent

#E4DA44

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF2F38

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

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