Palettes / Colors / #BF030A
#BF030A — Vivid Red
#BF030A is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #BF030A when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BF030A is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #03BFB9; it also sits naturally between #BF0367 and #BF5B03. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BF030A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 3, 10 |
| HSL | 358°, 97%, 38% |
| HSV | 358°, 98%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 98%, 95%, 25% |
| XYZ | 21.57, 11.16, 1.30 |
| Yxy | 11.16, 0.6337, 0.3279 |
| CIE-Lab | 39.85, 64.25, 50.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 33.41, 59.50, 19.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 1% · Blue 4%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 95% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BF030A
.text { color: #BF030A; }
.background { background-color: #BF030A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF030A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 3, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 97%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF030A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 3, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF030A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 3, 10, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BF030A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF030A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BF030A
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #03BFB9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.50:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.23:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #BF030A: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF030A
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BF030A: ·
How #BF030A looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF030A rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
Frequently asked questions
What color is #BF030A?
#BF030A is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 191, 3, 10). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BF030A?
#BF030A is RGB 191, 3, 10 — HSL 358°, 97%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 95%, 25%.
What colors go with #BF030A?
Its complement is #03BFB9; analogous partners are #BF0367 and #BF5B03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BF030A for text?
White text on #BF030A has a contrast ratio of 6.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.23:1.