#BF3536#BF3536

#BF3536 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.175 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3536
RGB	rgb(191, 53, 54)
HSL	hsl(360, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(360, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 71.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, 54.54, 32.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 63.37, 30.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.1587 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.175 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.4274, 13.8924, 4.9372)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3536 #35BFBE

analogous

#BF357B #BF3536 #BF7935

triadic

#BF3536 #36BF35 #3536BF

tetradic

#BF3536 #7BBF35 #35BFBE #7935BF

square

#BF3536 #7BBF35 #35BFBE #7935BF

split-complementary

#BF3536 #35BF79 #357BBF

monochromatic

#5F1A1B #8F2828 #BF3536 #D35F60 #E08F8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#BF3536 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#BF3536 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3536

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3536	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3536	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)

#5D5535

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7331

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3536;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 53, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.175 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db766d',
    500: '#bf3536',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3536;
$custom-light: #db766d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3536",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.565,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53897,
    "c": 0.17496,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3536

secondary

#85CACA

accent

#E0DF48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3536

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

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