#BF3839#BF3839

#BF3839 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.172 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3839
RGB	rgb(191, 56, 57)
HSL	hsl(360, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(360, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 70.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, 53.57, 31.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 61.90, 30.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% 0.1563 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.172 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6411, 14.2036, 5.3668)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3839 #38BFBE

analogous

#BF387C #BF3839 #BF7B38

triadic

#BF3839 #39BF38 #3839BF

tetradic

#BF3839 #7CBF38 #38BFBE #7B38BF

square

#BF3839 #7CBF38 #38BFBE #7B38BF

split-complementary

#BF3839 #38BF7B #387CBF

monochromatic

#601C1D #902A2B #BF3839 #D16364 #DF9293

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#BF3839 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#BF3839 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3839

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3839	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3839	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)

#5E5738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D2073A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3839;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.172 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da786f',
    500: '#bf3839',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3839;
$custom-light: #da786f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3839",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.556,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54242,
    "c": 0.17184,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3839

secondary

#89CACA

accent

#DEDD4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3839

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

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