#BF3939#BF3939

#BF3939 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.171 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3939
RGB	rgb(191, 57, 57)
HSL	hsl(0, 54%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 70.2%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, 53.19, 31.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 61.66, 30.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.35% 0.1551 0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(54.35% 0.171 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.6901, 14.3015, 5.3832)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3939 #39BFBF

analogous

#BF397C #BF3939 #BF7C39

triadic

#BF3939 #39BF39 #3939BF

tetradic

#BF3939 #7CBF39 #39BFBF #7C39BF

square

#BF3939 #7CBF39 #39BFBF #7C39BF

split-complementary

#BF3939 #39BF7C #397CBF

monochromatic

#611D1D #902B2B #BF3939 #D16464 #DF9393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#BF3939 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#BF3939 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3939

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3939	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3939	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)

#5F5738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20B3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3939;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 57, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.171 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da786f',
    500: '#bf3939',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3939;
$custom-light: #da786f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3939",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54346,
    "c": 0.1709,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3939

secondary

#8ACACA

accent

#DDDD4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3939

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

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