#BB3120#BB3120

#BB3120 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.177 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3120
RGB	rgb(187, 49, 32)
HSL	hsl(7, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(7, 83%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.8%, 82.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, 53.88, 42.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 68.72, 38.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.1526 0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.177 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8552, 12.8691, 2.6994)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3120 #20AABB

analogous

#BB205C #BB3120 #BB7F20

triadic

#BB3120 #20BB31 #3120BB

tetradic

#BB3120 #5CBB20 #20AABB #7F20BB

square

#BB3120 #5CBB20 #20AABB #7F20BB

split-complementary

#BB3120 #20BB7F #205CBB

monochromatic

#52160E #872317 #BB3120 #DD4D3B #E67C6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#BB3120 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#BB3120 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3120

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3120	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3120	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B511C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7019

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3120;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 49, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.177 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9735e',
    500: '#bb3120',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3120;
$custom-light: #d9735e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3120",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.581,
    "s": 70.776,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52554,
    "c": 0.17743,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3120

secondary

#6AC2CD

accent

#DAEE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170904

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3120

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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