#BB3522#BB3522
#BB3522 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.174 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3522 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 53, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 69%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 82%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 81.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.11, 52.49, 42.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.11, 67.32, 38.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.97% 0.1487 0.0901) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.97% 0.174 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0580, 13.2299, 2.9052) |
| Luminance | 0.1323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.45
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.81
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.07
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.35
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.75
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3522 #22A8BB
analogous
#BB225B #BB3522 #BB8122
triadic
#BB3522 #22BB35 #3522BB
tetradic
#BB3522 #5BBB22 #22A8BB #8122BB
square
#BB3522 #5BBB22 #22A8BB #8122BB
split-complementary
#BB3522 #22BB81 #225BBB
monochromatic
#53180F #872619 #BB3522 #DC523E #E58072
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.76
#BB3522 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.65
#BB3522 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3522
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3522 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3522 | 1.00 | 5.76 | 3.65 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D531E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E711B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE0032
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3522; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 53, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.174 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9755f',
500: '#bb3522',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3522; $custom-light: #d9755f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3522",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 53,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.451,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52965,
"c": 0.17383,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.13226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3522
secondary
#6DC0CC
accent
#D6EC3C
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170905
muted
#857B79