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#BF030F — Vivid Red

#BF030F 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 #BF030F 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.

#BF030F 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 #03BFB2; it also sits naturally between #BF036D and #BF5403. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF030F · RGB 191, 3, 15

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Color values

HEX#BF030F
RGB191, 3, 15
HSL356°, 97%, 38%
HSV356°, 98%, 75%
CMYK0%, 98%, 92%, 25%
XYZ21.60, 11.18, 1.47
Yxy11.18, 0.6308, 0.3263
CIE-Lab39.88, 64.30, 48.71
Hunter Lab33.43, 59.57, 19.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 1% · Blue 6%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 92% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF030F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF030F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF030F

.text { color: #BF030F; }
.background { background-color: #BF030F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF030F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 3, 15); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 97%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF030F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 3, 15, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF030F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 3, 15, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF030F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF030F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF030F

#B0030E#9C020D#8D020B#79020A#690209#5A0107#460106#370104#230103#140002

Tints of #BF030F

#DD0312#FB0414#FC1D2C#FC3B48#FC5964#FD7780#FD969C#FEAFB4#FECDD0#FFEBEC

Tones of #BF030F

#B1101B#A41E27#962C33#8A383E#7C4649#6E5355

Color harmonies

Complementary — #03BFB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.49:1 AA
Against black text3.24:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BF030F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF030F

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 #BF030F: ·

How #BF030F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6E6C0CDeuteranopia · #79870BTritanopia · #B60A09

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 #BF030F rather than the exact color:

Palette C00707
#C00707 · #FF4400 · #FFB33F · #134E8E
Palette C40c0c
#C40C0C · #FF6500 · #CC561E · #F6CE71
Palette C40c0c
#C40C0C · #FF6500 · #FF8A08 · #FFC100
Silent Ruby
#000000 · #830000 · #BC0202 · #FF0000
Palette 280905
#280905 · #740A03 · #C3110C · #E6501B
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#C40C0C#BC0202#C3110C#CB0807#BA130E#B80000#B8001F#BB1316#CF0A0A#AF0404#CF0F0F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF030E  ·  #BF0310 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF030F?

#BF030F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 191, 3, 15). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF030F?

#BF030F is RGB 191, 3, 15 — HSL 356°, 97%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 92%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF030F?

Its complement is #03BFB2; analogous partners are #BF036D and #BF5403. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF030F for text?

White text on #BF030F has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.24:1.