#BF3F40#BF3F40
#BF3F40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.164 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF3F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 63, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67%, 66.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.64, 51.17, 28.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.64, 58.44, 28.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.11% 0.1501 0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.11% 0.164 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1913, 15.0050, 6.4719) |
| Luminance | 0.1500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 0.81
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.57
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.65
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.75
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.31
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF3F40 #3FBFBE
analogous
#BF3F80 #BF3F40 #BF7E3F
triadic
#BF3F40 #40BF3F #3F40BF
tetradic
#BF3F40 #80BF3F #3FBFBE #7E3FBF
square
#BF3F40 #80BF3F #3FBFBE #7E3FBF
split-complementary
#BF3F40 #3FBF7E #3F80BF
monochromatic
#632121 #913031 #BF3F40 #CF6D6D #DE9B9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#BF3F40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#BF3F40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BF3F40
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF3F40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF3F40 | 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)
#625B3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82763C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D21E41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf3f40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 63, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.164 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da7b75',
500: '#bf3f40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf3f40; $custom-light: #da7b75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf3f40",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 63,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.531,
"s": 50.394,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55111,
"c": 0.16414,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.15002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF3F40
secondary
#90CAC9
accent
#DAD94E
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B