#BF3538#BF3538

#BF3538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.175 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3538
RGB	rgb(191, 53, 56)
HSL	hsl(359, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 54.63, 31.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 62.87, 29.66°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.1594 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.175 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.4754, 13.9116, 5.1897)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3538 #35BFBC

analogous

#BF357D #BF3538 #BF7735

triadic

#BF3538 #38BF35 #3538BF

tetradic

#BF3538 #7DBF35 #35BFBC #7735BF

square

#BF3538 #7DBF35 #35BFBC #7735BF

split-complementary

#BF3538 #35BF77 #357DBF

monochromatic

#5F1A1C #8F282A #BF3538 #D35F61 #E08F90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#BF3538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#BF3538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3538

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3538	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5537

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7333

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 53, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.175 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da766f',
    500: '#bf3538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3538;
$custom-light: #da766f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.696,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53926,
    "c": 0.17474,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3538

secondary

#85CAC9

accent

#E0DD48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3538

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

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