#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
RGB	rgb(191, 49, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.60, 56.04, 30.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.60, 63.81, 28.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% 0.1639 0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.178 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.3006, 13.5621, 5.1315)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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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
##BF3138	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #BF3138

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

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