#BF3235#BF3235

#BF3235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.178 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3235
RGB	rgb(191, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.8%, 72.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.68, 55.56, 32.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.68, 64.31, 30.24°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.1617 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.178 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2717, 13.6182, 4.7707)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3235 #32BFBC

analogous

#BF327C #BF3235 #BF7532

triadic

#BF3235 #35BF32 #3235BF

tetradic

#BF3235 #7CBF32 #32BFBC #7532BF

square

#BF3235 #7CBF32 #32BFBC #7532BF

split-complementary

#BF3235 #32BF75 #327CBF

monochromatic

#5E191A #8E2528 #BF3235 #D45A5D #E18B8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#BF3235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#BF3235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3235

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3235	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5434

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7230

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.178 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db756c',
    500: '#bf3235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3235;
$custom-light: #db756c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.723,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53596,
    "c": 0.17774,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3235

secondary

#82CBC9

accent

#E2DE46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3235

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

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