#BB3225#BB3225
#BB3225 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.176 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3225 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 50, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 67%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 80%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 80.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.74, 53.68, 40.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.74, 67.07, 36.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.7% 0.1529 0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.7% 0.176 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9707, 12.9830, 3.0990) |
| Luminance | 0.1298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.76
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.16
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.27
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.34
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.67
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3225 #25AEBB
analogous
#BB2563 #BB3225 #BB7D25
triadic
#BB3225 #25BB32 #3225BB
tetradic
#BB3225 #63BB25 #25AEBB #7D25BB
square
#BB3225 #63BB25 #25AEBB #7D25BB
split-complementary
#BB3225 #25BB7D #2563BB
monochromatic
#551711 #88241B #BB3225 #DA5043 #E48076
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.84
#BB3225 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#BB3225 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3225
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3225 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3225 | 1.00 | 5.84 | 3.60 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5222
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D701F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE0030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3225; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 50, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.176 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97461',
500: '#bb3225',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3225; $custom-light: #d97461; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3225",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 50,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.2,
"s": 66.964,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52697,
"c": 0.17588,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.1298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3225
secondary
#70C4CB
accent
#DBEA3E
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDEA
border
#D5C8C6
text
#170905
muted
#857B79