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#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.

#BF030A · RGB 191, 3, 10

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Color values

HEX#BF030A
RGB191, 3, 10
HSL358°, 97%, 38%
HSV358°, 98%, 75%
CMYK0%, 98%, 95%, 25%
XYZ21.57, 11.16, 1.30
Yxy11.16, 0.6337, 0.3279
CIE-Lab39.85, 64.25, 50.53
Hunter Lab33.41, 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

Sample text in #BF030A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF030A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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

#B00308#9C0207#8D0207#790206#690205#5A0104#460103#370103#230102#140001

Tints of #BF030A

#DD030B#FB040C#FC1D24#FC3B42#FC595F#FD777C#FD9699#FEAFB1#FECDCE#FFEBEC

Tones of #BF030A

#B11016#A41E22#962C2F#8A383B#7C4648#6E5354

Color harmonies

Complementary — #03BFB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.50:1 AA
Against black text3.23:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #6E6C08Deuteranopia · #798708Tritanopia · #B60707

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:

Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BF030A rather than the exact color:

Palette C00707
#C00707 · #FF4400 · #FFB33F · #134E8E
Silent Ruby
#000000 · #830000 · #BC0202 · #FF0000
Palette C40c0c
#C40C0C · #FF6500 · #CC561E · #F6CE71
Palette C40c0c
#C40C0C · #FF6500 · #FF8A08 · #FFC100
Palette 5f8670
#5F8670 · #FF9800 · #B80000 · #820300
Velvet Mosaic
#CB0807 · #D75910 · #DEBD50 · #F2E19E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C00707#BC0202#C40C0C#B80000#CB0807#C3110C#AF0404#BA130E#CF0A0A#BB1316#C51605#CF0F0F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF0309  ·  #BF030B →

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.