#BB3916#BB3916

#BB3916 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.172 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3916
RGB	rgb(187, 57, 22)
HSL	hsl(13, 79%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(13, 88%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 88.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.58, 50.65, 48.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.58, 69.90, 43.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.3% 0.141 0.099)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.172 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.1041, 13.5524, 2.2109)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3916 #1698BB

analogous

#BB1646 #BB3916 #BB8B16

triadic

#BB3916 #16BB39 #3916BB

tetradic

#BB3916 #46BB16 #1698BB #8B16BB

square

#BB3916 #46BB16 #1698BB #8B16BB

split-complementary

#BB3916 #16BB8B #1646BB

monochromatic

#4D1809 #842810 #BB3916 #E65128 #EC7D5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#BB3916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#BB3916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3916

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3916	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60550E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80720C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0133

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 57, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.172 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97758',
    500: '#bb3916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3916;
$custom-light: #d97758;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.727,
    "s": 78.947,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53295,
    "c": 0.17229,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3916

secondary

#5DB8D0

accent

#CCF532

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#170904

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3916

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

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