#BB3C22#BB3C22

#BB3C22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.168 H 33.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3C22
RGB	rgb(187, 60, 34)
HSL	hsl(10, 69%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(10, 82%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 81.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 49.75, 43.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 65.82, 40.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% 0.1401 0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.168 33.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.4007, 13.9154, 3.0195)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3C22 #22A1BB

analogous

#BB2254 #BB3C22 #BB8822

triadic

#BB3C22 #22BB3C #3C22BB

tetradic

#BB3C22 #54BB22 #22A1BB #8822BB

square

#BB3C22 #54BB22 #22A1BB #8822BB

split-complementary

#BB3C22 #22BB88 #2254BB

monochromatic

#531B0F #872B19 #BB3C22 #DC593E #E58672

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#BB3C22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#BB3C22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3C22

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3C22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3C22	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61561E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1137

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3c22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 60, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.168 33.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87960',
    500: '#bb3c22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3c22;
$custom-light: #d87960;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3c22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.196,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53717,
    "c": 0.16774,
    "h": 33.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3C22

secondary

#6DBCCC

accent

#CEEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#160905

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3C22

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

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