#BF3E49#BF3E49
#BF3E49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.164 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF3E49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 62, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 61.8%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.64, 52.13, 22.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.64, 56.91, 23.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.16% 0.1549 0.0551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.16% 0.164 19.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4135, 15.0061, 7.9129) |
| Luminance | 0.1500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.00
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.24
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.14
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.20
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.56
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF3E49 #3EBFB4
analogous
#BF3E89 #BF3E49 #BF743E
triadic
#BF3E49 #49BF3E #3E49BF
tetradic
#BF3E49 #89BF3E #3EBFB4 #743EBF
square
#BF3E49 #89BF3E #3EBFB4 #743EBF
split-complementary
#BF3E49 #3EBF74 #3E89BF
monochromatic
#632026 #912F37 #BF3E49 #CF6B74 #DE999F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#BF3E49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#BF3E49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BF3E49
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF3E49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF3E49 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605B49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807646
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D11F43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf3e49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 62, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.164 19.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97b7b',
500: '#bf3e49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf3e49; $custom-light: #d97b7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf3e49",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 62,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.884,
"s": 50.988,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55161,
"c": 0.16443,
"h": 19.6
},
"luminance": 0.15003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF3E49
secondary
#8FCAC5
accent
#DACE4D
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B