#BF3233#BF3233

#BF3233 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.178 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3233
RGB	rgb(191, 50, 51)
HSL	hsl(360, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(360, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.8%, 73.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, 55.47, 33.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 64.82, 31.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% 0.161 0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.178 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.2267, 13.6001, 4.5334)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3233 #32BFBE

analogous

#BF327A #BF3233 #BF7732

triadic

#BF3233 #33BF32 #3233BF

tetradic

#BF3233 #7ABF32 #32BFBE #7732BF

square

#BF3233 #7ABF32 #32BFBE #7732BF

split-complementary

#BF3233 #32BF77 #327ABF

monochromatic

#5E1919 #8E2526 #BF3233 #D45A5B #E18B8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#BF3233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#BF3233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3233

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3233	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5431

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 50, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.178 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db756b',
    500: '#bf3233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3233;
$custom-light: #db756b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.574,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53568,
    "c": 0.17797,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3233

secondary

#82CBCA

accent

#E2E146

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3233

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

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