#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
RGBrgb(191, 56, 53)
HSLhsl(1, 57%, 48%)
HSVhsv(1, 72%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70.7%, 72.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LABlab(44.47, 53.38, 33.30)
CIE-LCHlch(44.47, 62.92, 31.96°)
OKLaboklab(54.18% 0.1548 0.0758)
OKLCHoklch(54.18% 0.172 26.1)
XYZxyz(23.5453, 14.1653, 4.8619)
Luminance0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##BF38351.005.483.835.48
#FFFFFF5.481.0021.001.00
#0000003.8321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.481.0021.001.00

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

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#BF3835 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva