#BF3C42#BF3C42
#BF3C42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.167 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF3C42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 60, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 65.4%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.23, 52.50, 26.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.23, 58.82, 26.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.81% 0.1547 0.0628) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.81% 0.167 22.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0876, 14.7049, 6.7232) |
| Luminance | 0.1470 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.50
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.67
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.07
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.82
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.77
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF3C42 #3CBFB9
analogous
#BF3C84 #BF3C42 #BF783C
triadic
#BF3C42 #42BF3C #3C42BF
tetradic
#BF3C42 #84BF3C #3CBFB9 #783CBF
square
#BF3C42 #84BF3C #3CBFB9 #783CBF
split-complementary
#BF3C42 #3CBF78 #3C84BF
monochromatic
#621F22 #902D32 #BF3C42 #D0686D #DE979A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.33
#BF3C42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#BF3C42 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BF3C42
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF3C42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF3C42 | 1.00 | 5.33 | 3.94 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605941
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81753E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1183F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf3c42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 60, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.167 22.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da7a76',
500: '#bf3c42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf3c42; $custom-light: #da7a76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf3c42",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 60,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.252,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54812,
"c": 0.16699,
"h": 22.1
},
"luminance": 0.14701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF3C42
secondary
#8DCAC7
accent
#DCD54C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B