#BF3831#BF3831

#BF3831 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.173 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3831
RGB	rgb(191, 56, 49)
HSL	hsl(3, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(3, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 74.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.42, 53.20, 35.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.42, 63.99, 33.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.13% 0.1534 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(54.13% 0.173 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.4571, 14.1300, 4.3974)
Luminance	0.1413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3831 #31B8BF

analogous

#BF3171 #BF3831 #BF7F31

triadic

#BF3831 #31BF38 #3831BF

tetradic

#BF3831 #71BF31 #31B8BF #7F31BF

square

#BF3831 #71BF31 #31B8BF #7F31BF

split-complementary

#BF3831 #31BF7F #3171BF

monochromatic

#5E1B18 #8E2A25 #BF3831 #D45F59 #E18E8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#BF3831 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BF3831 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3831

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3831	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3831	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F562F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20238

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3831;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.173 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db776a',
    500: '#bf3831',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3831;
$custom-light: #db776a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3831",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.958,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5413,
    "c": 0.17293,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3831

secondary

#81C7CB

accent

#DBE245

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3831

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

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