#BB3E1E#BB3E1E

#BB3E1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.167 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3E1E
RGB	rgb(187, 62, 30)
HSL	hsl(12, 72%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 84%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 84%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.39, 48.80, 45.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.39, 66.59, 42.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.91% 0.1365 0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(53.91% 0.167 35)
XYZ	xyz(22.4531, 14.1071, 2.7687)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3E1E #1E9BBB

analogous

#BB1E4D #BB3E1E #BB8C1E

triadic

#BB3E1E #1EBB3E #3E1EBB

tetradic

#BB3E1E #4DBB1E #1E9BBB #8C1EBB

square

#BB3E1E #4DBB1E #1E9BBB #8C1EBB

split-complementary

#BB3E1E #1EBB8C #1E4DBB

monochromatic

#521B0D #862D16 #BB3E1E #DF5937 #E7856C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#BB3E1E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#BB3E1E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3E1E

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3E1E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3E1E	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635718

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817317

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1638

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3e1e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 62, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.167 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97a5d',
    500: '#bb3e1e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3e1e;
$custom-light: #d97a5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3e1e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.229,
    "s": 72.35,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53913,
    "c": 0.16671,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.14104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3E1E

secondary

#67B9CD

accent

#CAEF39

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#160A04

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3E1E

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

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