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#BF080C — Vivid Red

#BF080C 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 #BF080C 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.

#BF080C 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 #08BFBC; it also sits naturally between #BF0866 and #BF6008. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BF080C · RGB 191, 8, 12

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Color values

HEX#BF080C
RGB191, 8, 12
HSL359°, 92%, 39%
HSV359°, 96%, 75%
CMYK0%, 96%, 94%, 25%
XYZ21.64, 11.28, 1.38
Yxy11.28, 0.6309, 0.3288
CIE-Lab40.04, 63.74, 49.95
Hunter Lab33.58, 58.97, 19.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 3% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 94% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BF080C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BF080C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BF080C

.text { color: #BF080C; }
.background { background-color: #BF080C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF080C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 8, 12); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 92%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF080C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 8, 12, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF080C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 8, 12, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF080C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF080C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF080C

#B0070A#9D0709#8E0608#7A0507#6C0406#580405#490304#360203#270202#140101

Tints of #BF080C

#DC090D#F50A0E#F6282B#F74548#F86265#F97B7D#FB989A#FCB6B7#FDCECF#FEEBEC

Tones of #BF080C

#B21518#A52224#982F30#8A3D3E#7D4A4A#705757

Color harmonies

Complementary — #08BFBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.45:1 AA
Against black text3.26:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BF080C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF080C

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 #BF080C: ·

How #BF080C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #706E0BDeuteranopia · #7A880BTritanopia · #B60A0A

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 #BF080C rather than the exact color:

Palette C00707
#C00707 · #FF4400 · #FFB33F · #134E8E
Palette C40c0c
#C40C0C · #FF6500 · #CC561E · #F6CE71
Palette C40c0c
#C40C0C · #FF6500 · #FF8A08 · #FFC100
Palette 280905
#280905 · #740A03 · #C3110C · #E6501B
Silent Ruby
#000000 · #830000 · #BC0202 · #FF0000
Hidden Drift
#BA130E · #E02206 · #F16344 · #E9C1A0

Similar colors

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

#C00707#C40C0C#C3110C#BC0202#BA130E#CB0807#BB1316#B80000#CF0A0A#C51605#B31312#CF0F0F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BF080B  ·  #BF080D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF080C?

#BF080C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 191, 8, 12). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF080C?

#BF080C is RGB 191, 8, 12 — HSL 359°, 92%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 94%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF080C?

Its complement is #08BFBC; analogous partners are #BF0866 and #BF6008. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF080C for text?

White text on #BF080C has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.26:1.