Palettes / Colors / #BF092E

#BF092E — Vivid Red

#BF092E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#BF092E 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 #09BE9A; it also sits naturally between #BE0988 and #BE3F09. 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 4% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 76% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF092E

.text { color: #BF092E; }
.background { background-color: #BF092E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF092E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 9, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 91%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF092E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 9, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF092E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 9, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF092E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF092E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF092E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #09BE9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF092E: #FFFFFF.

How #BF092E 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 #BF092E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF092E?

#BF092E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 191, 9, 46). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF092E?

#BF092E is RGB 191, 9, 46 — HSL 348°, 91%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 95%, 76%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF092E?

Its complement is #09BE9A; analogous partners are #BE0988 and #BE3F09. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF092E for text?

White text on #BF092E has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.29:1.