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#BF030B — Vivid Red

#BF030B 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 #BF030B 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.

#BF030B 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 #03BFB5; it also sits naturally between #BF036A and #BF5803. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF030B · RGB 191, 3, 11

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Color values

HEX#BF030B
RGB191, 3, 11
HSL357°, 97%, 38%
HSV357°, 98%, 75%
CMYK0%, 98%, 94%, 25%
XYZ21.58, 11.17, 1.33
Yxy11.17, 0.6332, 0.3276
CIE-Lab39.86, 64.26, 50.20
Hunter Lab33.42, 59.51, 19.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 1% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 94% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BF030B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF030B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF030B

.text { color: #BF030B; }
.background { background-color: #BF030B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF030B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 3, 11); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 97%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF030B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 3, 11, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF030B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 3, 11, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF030B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF030B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF030B

#B0030B#9C020A#8D0209#790208#690207#5A0106#460105#370104#230102#140001

Tints of #BF030B

#DD030E#FB0410#FC1D28#FC3B45#FC5961#FD777E#FD969B#FEAFB3#FECDCF#FFEBEC

Tones of #BF030B

#B11019#A41E25#962C31#8A383C#7C4648#6E5355

Color harmonies

Complementary — #03BFB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #BF030B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF030B

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 #BF030B: ·

How #BF030B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6E6C09Deuteranopia · #798709Tritanopia · #B60807

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 #BF030B 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#BA130E#AF0404#CF0A0A#BB1316#CF0F0F#C51605

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF030A  ·  #BF030C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF030B?

#BF030B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 191, 3, 11). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF030B?

#BF030B is RGB 191, 3, 11 — HSL 357°, 97%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 94%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF030B?

Its complement is #03BFB5; analogous partners are #BF036A and #BF5803. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF030B for text?

White text on #BF030B has a contrast ratio of 6.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.23:1.