#BF3138#BF3138

#BF3138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.178 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BF3138
RGBrgb(191, 49, 56)
HSLhsl(357, 59%, 47%)
HSVhsv(357, 74%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74.3%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LABlab(43.60, 56.04, 30.51)
CIE-LCHlch(43.60, 63.81, 28.57°)
OKLaboklab(53.55% 0.1639 0.0702)
OKLCHoklch(53.55% 0.178 23.2)
XYZxyz(23.3006, 13.5621, 5.1315)
Luminance0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BF3138 #31BFB8
analogous
#BF317F #BF3138 #BF7131
triadic
#BF3138 #38BF31 #3138BF
tetradic
#BF3138 #7FBF31 #31BFB8 #7131BF
square
#BF3138 #7FBF31 #31BFB8 #7131BF
split-complementary
#BF3138 #31BF71 #317FBF
monochromatic
#5E181B #8E252A #BF3138 #D4595F #E18A8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66
#BF3138 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71
#BF3138 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3138
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BF3138#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BF31381.005.663.715.66
#FFFFFF5.661.0021.001.00
#0000003.7121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.661.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5437
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7233
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D20035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bf3138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 49, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.178 23.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db746e',
    500: '#bf3138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bf3138;
$custom-light: #db746e;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bf3138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.042,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53548,
    "c": 0.17829,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BF3138
secondary
#81CBC7
accent
#E2DB45
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A

Preview Lab

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#BF3138 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva