What color is #BF2735?

#BF2735 is a moderate red known as Lolita. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lolita?

The RGB value is 191, 39, 53: 191 red, 39 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lolita?

The complementary color is #27BFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BF2735?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lolita color: hex code #BF2735

#BF2735 rgb(191, 39, 53)

Shades of red

Lolita has the hex code #BF2735. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 15.3% green and 20.8% blue (191, 39, 53).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 66% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 72% yellow and 25% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

Lolita (#BF2735) color codes

HEX	`#BF2735`
RGB	`rgb(191, 39, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 15.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 66%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 80%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 72%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.44, 59.02, 30.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.44, 66.64, 27.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.857, 12.788, 4.632)`
Decimal	`12527413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lolita, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BF2735	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BF2735 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BF2735 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bf2735; }
.text { color: #bf2735; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bf2735; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 39 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bf2735, #bf6527); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BF2735 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BF2735?: #BF2735 is a moderate red known as Lolita. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lolita?: The RGB value is 191, 39, 53: 191 red, 39 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lolita?: The complementary color is #27BFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BF2735?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.