#BB3220#BB3220

#BB3220 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.177 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3220
RGB	rgb(187, 50, 32)
HSL	hsl(7, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(7, 83%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 82.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, 53.53, 42.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 68.52, 38.63°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% 0.1515 0.0908)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.177 30.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8975, 12.9537, 2.7135)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3220 #20A9BB

analogous

#BB205B #BB3220 #BB8020

triadic

#BB3220 #20BB32 #3220BB

tetradic

#BB3220 #5BBB20 #20A9BB #8020BB

square

#BB3220 #5BBB20 #20A9BB #8020BB

split-complementary

#BB3220 #20BB80 #205BBB

monochromatic

#52160E #872417 #BB3220 #DD4E3B #E67D6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#BB3220 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#BB3220 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3220

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3220	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3220	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C521C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7019

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3220;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 50, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.177 30.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9745e',
    500: '#bb3220',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3220;
$custom-light: #d9745e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3220",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.968,
    "s": 70.776,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5265,
    "c": 0.17662,
    "h": 30.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3220

secondary

#6AC1CD

accent

#D9EE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170904

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3220

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

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