Palettes / Colors / #BF2B3F

#BF2B3F — Red

#BF2B3F is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#BF2B3F 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 #2BBFAB; it also sits naturally between #BF2B89 and #BF622B. 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 17% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 67% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BF2B3F

.text { color: #BF2B3F; }
.background { background-color: #BF2B3F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF2B3F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 43, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 63%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF2B3F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 43, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF2B3F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 43, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF2B3F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF2B3F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF2B3F

Tints of #BF2B3F

Tones of #BF2B3F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BBFAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF2B3F: #FFFFFF.

How #BF2B3F 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 #BF2B3F 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

← #BF2B3E  ·  #BF2B40 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BF2B3F?

#BF2B3F is Red, a red color (RGB 191, 43, 63). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF2B3F?

#BF2B3F is RGB 191, 43, 63 — HSL 352°, 63%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 67%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF2B3F?

Its complement is #2BBFAB; analogous partners are #BF2B89 and #BF622B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF2B3F for text?

White text on #BF2B3F has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.63:1.