#BF3C40#BF3C40
#BF3C40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.167 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF3C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 60, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 66.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.20, 52.39, 27.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.20, 59.25, 27.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.78% 0.154 0.0652) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.78% 0.167 22.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0296, 14.6817, 6.4180) |
| Luminance | 0.1468 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.03
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.24
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.51
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.02
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.77
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF3C40 #3CBFBB
analogous
#BF3C82 #BF3C40 #BF7A3C
triadic
#BF3C40 #40BF3C #3C40BF
tetradic
#BF3C40 #82BF3C #3CBFBB #7A3CBF
square
#BF3C40 #82BF3C #3CBFBB #7A3CBF
split-complementary
#BF3C40 #3CBF7A #3C82BF
monochromatic
#621F21 #902D30 #BF3C40 #D0686C #DE9799
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.34
#BF3C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#BF3C40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BF3C40
5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF3C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF3C40 | 1.00 | 5.34 | 3.94 | 5.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60593F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81753C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2173F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf3c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 60, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.167 22.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da7a75',
500: '#bf3c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf3c40; $custom-light: #da7a75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf3c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 60,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.168,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54778,
"c": 0.16718,
"h": 22.9
},
"luminance": 0.14678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF3C40
secondary
#8DCAC8
accent
#DCD74C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B