Palettes / Colors / #BF080F
#BF080F — Vivid Red
#BF080F 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 #BF080F 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.
#BF080F 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 #08BFB9; it also sits naturally between #BF086A and #BF5D08. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BF080F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 8, 15 |
| HSL | 358°, 92%, 39% |
| HSV | 358°, 96%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 96%, 92%, 25% |
| XYZ | 21.66, 11.28, 1.49 |
| Yxy | 11.28, 0.6290, 0.3277 |
| CIE-Lab | 40.06, 63.78, 48.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 33.59, 59.02, 19.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 3% · Blue 6%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 92% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BF080F
.text { color: #BF080F; }
.background { background-color: #BF080F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF080F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 8, 15); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 92%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF080F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 8, 15, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF080F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 8, 15, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BF080F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF080F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #08BFB9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.45:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.26:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #BF080F: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF080F
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BF080F: ·
How #BF080F 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 #BF080F rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BF080F?
#BF080F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 191, 8, 15). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BF080F?
#BF080F is RGB 191, 8, 15 — HSL 358°, 92%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 92%, 25%.
What colors go with #BF080F?
Its complement is #08BFB9; analogous partners are #BF086A and #BF5D08. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BF080F for text?
White text on #BF080F has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.26:1.