#BF3039#BF3039

#BF3039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.179 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3039
RGB	rgb(191, 48, 57)
HSL	hsl(356, 60%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(356, 75%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 70.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 56.43, 29.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 63.81, 27.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% 0.1653 0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.179 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.2839, 13.4892, 5.2478)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3039 #30BFB6

analogous

#BF3081 #BF3039 #BF6F30

triadic

#BF3039 #39BF30 #3039BF

tetradic

#BF3039 #81BF30 #30BFB6 #6F30BF

square

#BF3039 #81BF30 #30BFB6 #6F30BF

split-complementary

#BF3039 #30BF6F #3081BF

monochromatic

#5D171C #8E242A #BF3039 #D5575F #E1888E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#BF3039 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#BF3039 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3039

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3039	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3039	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5338

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7234

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3039;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 48, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.179 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db746f',
    500: '#bf3039',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3039;
$custom-light: #db746f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3039",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.224,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53473,
    "c": 0.17906,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3039

secondary

#80CBC6

accent

#E3D945

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3039

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

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