#BF3938#BF3938

#BF3938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.171 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3938
RGB	rgb(191, 57, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 70.7%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 53.14, 31.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 61.91, 30.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.33% 0.1547 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(54.33% 0.171 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6654, 14.2916, 5.2531)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3938 #38BEBF

analogous

#BF387B #BF3938 #BF7C38

triadic

#BF3938 #38BF39 #3938BF

tetradic

#BF3938 #7BBF38 #38BEBF #7C38BF

square

#BF3938 #7BBF38 #38BEBF #7C38BF

split-complementary

#BF3938 #38BF7C #387BBF

monochromatic

#601D1C #902B2A #BF3938 #D16463 #DF9392

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#BF3938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#BF3938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3938

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3938	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807434

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20A3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 57, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.171 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da786f',
    500: '#bf3938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3938;
$custom-light: #da786f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.444,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54331,
    "c": 0.17103,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3938

secondary

#89CACA

accent

#DDDE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3938

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

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