Palettes / Colors / #BF2007

#BF2007 — Vivid Red

#BF2007 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 #BF2007 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.

#BF2007 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 #07A7C0; it also sits naturally between #C0074B and #C07C07. 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 13% · Blue 3%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 96% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF2007

.text { color: #BF2007; }
.background { background-color: #BF2007; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF2007; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 32, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 93%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF2007; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 32, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF2007; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 32, 7, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF2007">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF2007">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF2007

Tints of #BF2007

Tones of #BF2007

Color harmonies

Complementary — #07A7C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF2007: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF2007

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 #BF2007 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 #BF2007 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

← #BF2006  ·  #BF2008 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF2007?

#BF2007 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 191, 32, 7). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF2007?

#BF2007 is RGB 191, 32, 7 — HSL 8°, 93%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 96%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF2007?

Its complement is #07A7C0; analogous partners are #C0074B and #C07C07. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF2007 for text?

White text on #BF2007 has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.