#BF3833#BF3833

#BF3833 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.173 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3833
RGB	rgb(191, 56, 51)
HSL	hsl(2, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(2, 73%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 73.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.44, 53.29, 34.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.44, 63.44, 32.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.1541 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.173 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5002, 14.1473, 4.6246)
Luminance	0.1414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3833 #33BABF

analogous

#BF3374 #BF3833 #BF7E33

triadic

#BF3833 #33BF38 #3833BF

tetradic

#BF3833 #74BF33 #33BABF #7E33BF

square

#BF3833 #74BF33 #33BABF #7E33BF

split-complementary

#BF3833 #33BF7E #3374BF

monochromatic

#5E1C19 #8F2A26 #BF3833 #D3605C #E08F8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BF3833 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BF3833 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3833

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3833	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3833	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5631

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20338

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3833;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.173 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db776b',
    500: '#bf3833',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3833;
$custom-light: #db776b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3833",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.143,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54157,
    "c": 0.17263,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3833

secondary

#83C8CB

accent

#DCE147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3833

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

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