#BF312B#BF312B

#BF312B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.180 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF312B
RGB	rgb(191, 49, 43)
HSL	hsl(2, 63%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(2, 77%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 77.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 55.50, 37.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 67.19, 34.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% 0.1594 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.18 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.0229, 13.4510, 3.6691)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF312B #2BB9BF

analogous

#BF2B6F #BF312B #BF7B2B

triadic

#BF312B #2BBF31 #312BBF

tetradic

#BF312B #6FBF2B #2BB9BF #7B2BBF

square

#BF312B #6FBF2B #2BB9BF #7B2BBF

split-complementary

#BF312B #2BBF7B #2B6FBF

monochromatic

#5B1715 #8D2420 #BF312B #D85550 #E38682

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#BF312B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#BF312B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF312B

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF312B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF312B	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)

#5C5329

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf312b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 49, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.180 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7465',
    500: '#bf312b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf312b;
$custom-light: #db7465;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf312b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.432,
    "s": 63.248,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53374,
    "c": 0.17984,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF312B

secondary

#7AC8CC

accent

#E0E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF312B

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

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