True Red 19-1664 TCX

PANTONE 19-1664 TCX TCX / FHI

Pantone True Red 19-1664 TCX is HEX #BF1932, RGB 191, 25, 50, and about CMYK 0, 87, 74, 25. It is a dark, vivid warm red color. The best text color on it is white at 6.18:1.

Family	Red
Temperature	Warm
Lightness	Dark
Saturation	Vivid
Associations	energy, urgency and appetite

Color values and code

Values

HEX	#BF1932
HEX without #	BF1932
RGB	191, 25, 50
RGB percent	74.9%, 9.8%, 19.6%
CMYK	0, 87, 74, 25
HSL	351, 77%, 42%
HSV	351, 87%, 75%
LAB	41.2, 62.3, 31.3
LCH	41.2, 69.7, 26.7
Decimal	12523826

Code snippets

CSS variable	--pantone-true-red-19-1664-tcx: #BF1932;
CSS color	color: #BF1932;
Tailwind	'pantone-true-red-19-1664-tcx': '#BF1932'
SwiftUI	Color(red: 0.749, green: 0.098, blue: 0.196)
Android XML	<color name="pantone_true_red_19_1664_tcx">#BF1932</color>
Flutter	Color(0xFFBF1932)
JSON	{"slug":"true-red-19-1664-tcx","name":"True Red 19-1664 TCX","hex":"#BF1932"}

Reference card

Vertical card with the swatch, name, and six nearest Pantone matches.

Open JPG Pin

Shades and tints

Eleven steps from near white to near black. The 500 step is True Red 19-1664 TCX. Click a step to copy its HEX.

Color harmonies

Each harmony rotates the hue of True Red 19-1664 TCX and returns the nearest Pantone color, with its Delta E.

Accessibility

The best text color on True Red 19-1664 TCX is white, with a contrast ratio of 6.18:1. WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1 on body text and 3:1 on large text.

Pair	Ratio	AA text	AA large	AAA text
#BF1932 on white	6.18:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
#BF1932 on black	3.40:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
White on #BF1932	6.18:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Black on #BF1932	3.40:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Color vision simulation

Normal#BF1932

Protanopia#77762C

Deuteranopia#818D2B

Tritanopia#B72726

Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

Approximate simulations of how the color may look with common types of color blindness.

In use

Text on True Red 19-1664 TCX

6.18:1

True Red 19-1664 TCX on white

6.18:1

True Red 19-1664 TCX on near black

3.06:1

Printing and Pantone matching

True Red 19-1664 TCX is built here as C0 M87 Y74 K25. This color is highly saturated, so a CMYK build usually looks duller than the spot ink. Use the spot ink when accuracy matters. On uncoated paper expect it to look a little lighter and less saturated than on coated stock.

CMYK build	C0 M87 Y74 K25
Total ink	186%
Ink note	Within the roughly 300% limit many printers use.

Screen values approximate the printed ink. Verify against a physical Pantone guide before production.

Similar Pantone colors

Chinese Red 18-1663 TCXDelta E 1.1 Ribbon Red 19-1663 TCXDelta E 1.4 Racing Red 19-1763 TCXDelta E 1.5 200 CDelta E 1.6 Mars Red 18-1655 TCXDelta E 1.9 Lychee 18-1654 TCXDelta E 2.1

More red colors

1625 C#FFA38B 1635 C#FF8D6D 1645 C#FF6A39 1685 C#833921 169 C#FFB3AB 170 C#FF8674

Questions about True Red 19-1664 TCX

What is the HEX code for Pantone True Red 19-1664 TCX?

HEX #BF1932, equivalent to RGB 191, 25, 50. Pantone defines the color as an ink, so treat HEX as an approximation.

What is the CMYK value of Pantone True Red 19-1664 TCX?

A process build of C0 M87 Y74 K25. This color is highly saturated, so a CMYK build usually looks duller than the spot ink. Use the spot ink when accuracy matters.

Is Pantone True Red 19-1664 TCX a warm or cool color?

It is a warm color, dark and vivid, with a hue of 351 degrees.

What text color works on Pantone True Red 19-1664 TCX?

Use white text. It gives a contrast ratio of 6.18:1, passing WCAG AA for body text.

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