Palettes / Colors / #BF314E

#BF314E — Red

#BF314E is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#BF314E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #31BFA2; it also sits naturally between #BF3194 and #BF5C31. 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 19% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 59% · Key 25%

Previews

CSS code for #BF314E

.text { color: #BF314E; }
.background { background-color: #BF314E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF314E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 49, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 59%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF314E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 49, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF314E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 49, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BF314E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF314E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BF314E

Tints of #BF314E

Tones of #BF314E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #31BFA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BF314E: #FFFFFF.

How #BF314E 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 #BF314E or a close neighbour

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 #BF314E?

#BF314E is Red, a red color (RGB 191, 49, 78). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BF314E?

#BF314E is RGB 191, 49, 78 — HSL 348°, 59%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 59%, 25%.

What colors go with #BF314E?

Its complement is #31BFA2; analogous partners are #BF3194 and #BF5C31. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BF314E for text?

White text on #BF314E has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.76:1.