#BF3237#BF3237

#BF3237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.178 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3237
RGB	rgb(191, 50, 55)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.8%, 71.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.71, 55.65, 31.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.71, 63.82, 29.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.63% 0.1624 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(53.63% 0.178 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.3187, 13.6370, 5.0180)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3237 #32BFBA

analogous

#BF327E #BF3237 #BF7332

triadic

#BF3237 #37BF32 #3237BF

tetradic

#BF3237 #7EBF32 #32BFBA #7332BF

square

#BF3237 #7EBF32 #32BFBA #7332BF

split-complementary

#BF3237 #32BF73 #327EBF

monochromatic

#5E191B #8E2529 #BF3237 #D45A5F #E18B8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#BF3237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#BF3237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3237

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3237	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5436

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7232

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 50, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.178 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db756e',
    500: '#bf3237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3237;
$custom-light: #db756e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.872,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53625,
    "c": 0.17752,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3237

secondary

#82CBC8

accent

#E2DC46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3237

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

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