#BF3835#BF3835

#BF3835 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.172 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3835
RGB	rgb(191, 56, 53)
HSL	hsl(1, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(1, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 72.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.47, 53.38, 33.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.47, 62.92, 31.96°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.1548 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.172 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.5453, 14.1653, 4.8619)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3835 #35BCBF

analogous

#BF3577 #BF3835 #BF7D35

triadic

#BF3835 #35BF38 #3835BF

tetradic

#BF3835 #77BF35 #35BCBF #7D35BF

square

#BF3835 #77BF35 #35BCBF #7D35BF

split-complementary

#BF3835 #35BF7D #3577BF

monochromatic

#5F1C1A #8F2A28 #BF3835 #D3615F #E0908F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BF3835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BF3835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3835

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3835	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)

#5F5733

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20439

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.172 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db786c',
    500: '#bf3835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3835;
$custom-light: #db786c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.304,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54184,
    "c": 0.17236,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3835

secondary

#85C9CA

accent

#DDE048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3835

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

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