#BF3638#BF3638

#BF3638 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.174 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3638
RGB	rgb(191, 54, 56)
HSL	hsl(359, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, 54.27, 31.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 62.63, 29.95°)
OKLab	oklab(54.03% 0.1583 0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(54.03% 0.174 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5214, 14.0037, 5.2051)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3638 #36BFBD

analogous

#BF367C #BF3638 #BF7836

triadic

#BF3638 #38BF36 #3638BF

tetradic

#BF3638 #7CBF36 #36BFBD #7836BF

square

#BF3638 #7CBF36 #36BFBD #7836BF

split-complementary

#BF3638 #36BF78 #367CBF

monochromatic

#601B1C #8F292A #BF3638 #D26062 #E09091

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#BF3638 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#BF3638 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3638

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3638	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3638	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3638;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 54, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.174 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da776f',
    500: '#bf3638',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3638;
$custom-light: #da776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3638",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.124,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54025,
    "c": 0.17382,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3638

secondary

#87CAC9

accent

#DFDD49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3638

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

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