#BF3937#BF3937

#BF3937 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.171 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3937
RGB	rgb(191, 57, 55)
HSL	hsl(1, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(1, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 71.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 53.09, 32.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 62.16, 31.34°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.1543 0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.171 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6412, 14.2820, 5.1255)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3937 #37BDBF

analogous

#BF3779 #BF3937 #BF7D37

triadic

#BF3937 #37BF39 #3937BF

tetradic

#BF3937 #79BF37 #37BDBF #7D37BF

square

#BF3937 #79BF37 #37BDBF #7D37BF

split-complementary

#BF3937 #37BF7D #3779BF

monochromatic

#601D1C #8F2B29 #BF3937 #D26362 #DF9291

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#BF3937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#BF3937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3937

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3937	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5735

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817433

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D2093A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 57, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.171 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da786e',
    500: '#bf3937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3937;
$custom-light: #da786e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.882,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54316,
    "c": 0.17116,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3937

secondary

#88C9CA

accent

#DCDF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3937

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

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