#BB3224#BB3224
#BB3224 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.176 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3224 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 50, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 68%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 81%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 80.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.73, 53.65, 40.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.73, 67.36, 37.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.69% 0.1526 0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.69% 0.176 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9552, 12.9768, 3.0175) |
| Luminance | 0.1297 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.89
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.24
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.12
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.25
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.64
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3224 #24ADBB
analogous
#BB2461 #BB3224 #BB7D24
triadic
#BB3224 #24BB32 #3224BB
tetradic
#BB3224 #61BB24 #24ADBB #7D24BB
square
#BB3224 #61BB24 #24ADBB #7D24BB
split-complementary
#BB3224 #24BB7D #2461BB
monochromatic
#541710 #88241A #BB3224 #DB5042 #E47F75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.84
#BB3224 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#BB3224 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3224
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3224 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3224 | 1.00 | 5.84 | 3.59 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5221
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D701D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE0030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3224; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 50, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.176 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97460',
500: '#bb3224',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3224; $custom-light: #d97460; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3224",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 50,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.563,
"s": 67.713,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52687,
"c": 0.17603,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.12973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3224
secondary
#6FC3CC
accent
#DBEB3D
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170905
muted
#857B79