Palettes / Colors / #BF352C
#BF352C — Red
#BF352C is a red color we call 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 #BF352C 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.
#BF352C 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 #2BB5BF; it also sits naturally between #BF2B6B and #BF7F2B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BF352C |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 53, 44 |
| HSL | 4°, 63%, 46% |
| HSV | 4°, 77%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 72%, 77%, 25% |
| XYZ | 23.21, 13.80, 3.82 |
| Yxy | 13.80, 0.5684, 0.3380 |
| CIE-Lab | 43.95, 54.13, 37.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 37.15, 49.26, 18.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 21% · Blue 17%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 77% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BF352C
.text { color: #BF352C; }
.background { background-color: #BF352C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BF352C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 53, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 63%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BF352C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 53, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BF352C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 53, 44, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BF352C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BF352C">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2BB5BF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.58:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.76:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #BF352C: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BF352C
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BF352C: ·
How #BF352C 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 #BF352C rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BF352C?
#BF352C is Red, a red color (RGB 191, 53, 44). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BF352C?
#BF352C is RGB 191, 53, 44 — HSL 4°, 63%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 77%, 25%.
What colors go with #BF352C?
Its complement is #2BB5BF; analogous partners are #BF2B6B and #BF7F2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BF352C for text?
White text on #BF352C has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.76:1.