#BF3838#BF3838

#BF3838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.172 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3838
RGB	rgb(191, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.51, 53.52, 31.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.51, 62.15, 30.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.1559 0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.172 25)
XYZ	xyz(23.6164, 14.1937, 5.2367)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3838 #38BFBF

analogous

#BF387B #BF3838 #BF7B38

triadic

#BF3838 #38BF38 #3838BF

tetradic

#BF3838 #7BBF38 #38BFBF #7B38BF

square

#BF3838 #7BBF38 #38BFBF #7B38BF

split-complementary

#BF3838 #38BF7B #387BBF

monochromatic

#601C1C #902A2A #BF3838 #D16363 #DF9292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#BF3838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#BF3838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3838

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3838	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807434

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D2063A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.172 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da786f',
    500: '#bf3838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3838;
$custom-light: #da786f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54227,
    "c": 0.17197,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.1419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3838

secondary

#89CACA

accent

#DEDE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3838

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

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