#BF3535#BF3535

#BF3535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.175 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3535
RGB	rgb(191, 53, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 72.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.06, 54.49, 32.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.06, 63.62, 31.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.88% 0.1583 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(53.88% 0.175 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4042, 13.8832, 4.8148)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3535 #35BFBF

analogous

#BF357A #BF3535 #BF7A35

triadic

#BF3535 #35BF35 #3535BF

tetradic

#BF3535 #7ABF35 #35BFBF #7A35BF

square

#BF3535 #7ABF35 #35BFBF #7A35BF

split-complementary

#BF3535 #35BF7A #357ABF

monochromatic

#5F1A1A #8F2828 #BF3535 #D35F5F #E08F8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#BF3535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#BF3535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3535

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3535	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5533

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7330

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 53, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.175 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db766c',
    500: '#bf3535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3535;
$custom-light: #db766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53882,
    "c": 0.17508,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3535

secondary

#85CACA

accent

#E0E048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3535

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

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