#BF3940#BF3940

#BF3940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.170 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF3940
RGB	rgb(191, 57, 64)
HSL	hsl(357, 54%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(357, 70%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 66.5%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 53.56, 27.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 60.04, 26.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% 0.1577 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.17 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.8769, 14.3763, 6.3671)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF3940 #39BFB8

analogous

#BF3983 #BF3940 #BF7539

triadic

#BF3940 #40BF39 #3940BF

tetradic

#BF3940 #83BF39 #39BFB8 #7539BF

square

#BF3940 #83BF39 #39BFB8 #7539BF

split-complementary

#BF3940 #39BF75 #3983BF

monochromatic

#611D20 #902B30 #BF3940 #D1646A #DF9397

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#BF3940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#BF3940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF3940

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF3940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF3940	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E583F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80743C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20F3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf3940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 57, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.170 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7874',
    500: '#bf3940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf3940;
$custom-light: #da7874;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf3940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.866,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54458,
    "c": 0.17016,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF3940

secondary

#8ACAC7

accent

#DDD64A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF3940

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

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