#BF3037#BF3037

#BF3037 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.179 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3037
RGB	rgb(191, 48, 55)
HSL	hsl(357, 60%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(357, 75%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 71.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.46, 56.33, 30.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.46, 64.27, 28.78°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% 0.1646 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.179 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.2350, 13.4697, 4.9902)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3037 #30BFB8

analogous

#BF307F #BF3037 #BF7130

triadic

#BF3037 #37BF30 #3037BF

tetradic

#BF3037 #7FBF30 #30BFB8 #7130BF

square

#BF3037 #7FBF30 #30BFB8 #7130BF

split-complementary

#BF3037 #30BF71 #307FBF

monochromatic

#5D171B #8E2429 #BF3037 #D5575D #E1888D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#BF3037 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#BF3037 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3037

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3037	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3037	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5336

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7232

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3037;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 48, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.179 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db746e',
    500: '#bf3037',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3037;
$custom-light: #db746e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3037",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.063,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53442,
    "c": 0.17925,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3037

secondary

#80CBC7

accent

#E3DB45

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3037

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

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