#BB3B22#BB3B22
#BB3B22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.169 H 33.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3B22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 59, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 69%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 82%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 81.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.96, 50.15, 42.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.96, 66.04, 40.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.6% 0.1414 0.0919) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.6% 0.169 33) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3488, 13.8116, 3.0022) |
| Luminance | 0.1381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.32
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.31
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.89
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 6.00
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.24
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3B22 #22A2BB
analogous
#BB2255 #BB3B22 #BB8722
triadic
#BB3B22 #22BB3B #3B22BB
tetradic
#BB3B22 #55BB22 #22A2BB #8722BB
square
#BB3B22 #55BB22 #22A2BB #8722BB
split-complementary
#BB3B22 #22BB87 #2255BB
monochromatic
#531A0F #872B19 #BB3B22 #DC583E #E58572
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.58
#BB3B22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.76
#BB3B22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3B22
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3B22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3B22 | 1.00 | 5.58 | 3.76 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#61561E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80721C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE0D36
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3b22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 59, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.169 33.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8785f',
500: '#bb3b22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3b22; $custom-light: #d8785f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3b22",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 59,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.804,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53604,
"c": 0.16864,
"h": 33
},
"luminance": 0.13808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3B22
secondary
#6DBDCC
accent
#CFEC3C
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEEE9
border
#D5C9C5
text
#160905
muted
#847B79