#BF3834#BF3834

#BF3834 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.172 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3834
RGB	rgb(191, 56, 52)
HSL	hsl(2, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(2, 73%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 72.8%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, 53.33, 33.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 63.18, 32.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.1545 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.173 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5225, 14.1562, 4.7420)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3834 #34BBBF

analogous

#BF3475 #BF3834 #BF7E34

triadic

#BF3834 #34BF38 #3834BF

tetradic

#BF3834 #75BF34 #34BBBF #7E34BF

square

#BF3834 #75BF34 #34BBBF #7E34BF

split-complementary

#BF3834 #34BF7E #3475BF

monochromatic

#5F1C1A #8F2A27 #BF3834 #D3615D #E0908D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BF3834 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BF3834 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3834

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3834	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3834	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)

#5F5632

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80742F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20339

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3834;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.172 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db776c',
    500: '#bf3834',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3834;
$custom-light: #db776c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3834",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.727,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5417,
    "c": 0.1725,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3834

secondary

#84C8CA

accent

#DCE047

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3834

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

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