Palettes / Colors / #BF032F

#BF032F — Vivid Red

#BF032F is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #BF032F 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.

#BF032F 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 #03BF93; it also sits naturally between #BF038D and #BF3503. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 1% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 75% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF032F

.text { color: #BF032F; }
.background { background-color: #BF032F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF032F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 3, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 97%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF032F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 3, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF032F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 3, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF032F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF032F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF032F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #03BF93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF032F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF032F

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:

How #BF032F 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 #BF032F 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

← #BF032E  ·  #BF0330 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF032F?

#BF032F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 191, 3, 47). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF032F?

#BF032F is RGB 191, 3, 47 — HSL 346°, 97%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 75%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF032F?

Its complement is #03BF93; analogous partners are #BF038D and #BF3503. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF032F for text?

White text on #BF032F has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.27:1.