#BB3420#BB3420
#BB3420 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.175 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3420 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 52, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 71%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 83%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 82.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.96, 52.80, 43.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.96, 68.11, 39.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.85% 0.1493 0.0913) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.85% 0.175 31.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9848, 13.1285, 2.7427) |
| Luminance | 0.1313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.14
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.92
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.10
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.35
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.59
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3420 #20A7BB
analogous
#BB2059 #BB3420 #BB8120
triadic
#BB3420 #20BB34 #3420BB
tetradic
#BB3420 #59BB20 #20A7BB #8120BB
square
#BB3420 #59BB20 #20A7BB #8120BB
split-complementary
#BB3420 #20BB81 #2059BB
monochromatic
#52170E #872517 #BB3420 #DD503B #E67E6F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#BB3420 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#BB3420 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3420
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3420 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3420 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D521C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7019
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE0031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3420; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 52, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.175 31.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9755e',
500: '#bb3420',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3420; $custom-light: #d9755e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3420",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 52,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.742,
"s": 70.776,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52846,
"c": 0.17497,
"h": 31.5
},
"luminance": 0.13125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3420
secondary
#6AC0CD
accent
#D6EE3A
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170904
muted
#857B79