Palettes / Colors / #BF181E

#BF181E — Vivid Red

#BF181E 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 #BF181E 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.

#BF181E 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 #18BFB9; it also sits naturally between #BF1871 and #BF6618. 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 9% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 84% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF181E

.text { color: #BF181E; }
.background { background-color: #BF181E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF181E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 24, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 78%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF181E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 24, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF181E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 24, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF181E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF181E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF181E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #18BFB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF181E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF181E

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 #BF181E 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 #BF181E 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

← #BF181D  ·  #BF181F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF181E?

#BF181E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 191, 24, 30). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF181E?

#BF181E is RGB 191, 24, 30 — HSL 358°, 78%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 87%, 84%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF181E?

Its complement is #18BFB9; analogous partners are #BF1871 and #BF6618. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF181E for text?

White text on #BF181E has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.36:1.