#BB3E20#BB3E20
#BB3E20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.166 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3E20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 62, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 71%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 83%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 82.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.40, 48.86, 44.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.40, 65.99, 42.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.93% 0.137 0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.93% 0.166 34.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4794, 14.1177, 2.9075) |
| Luminance | 0.1411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.20
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.29
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.87
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 6.07
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.47
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3E20 #209DBB
analogous
#BB204F #BB3E20 #BB8B20
triadic
#BB3E20 #20BB3E #3E20BB
tetradic
#BB3E20 #4FBB20 #209DBB #8B20BB
square
#BB3E20 #4FBB20 #209DBB #8B20BB
split-complementary
#BB3E20 #20BB8B #204FBB
monochromatic
#521B0E #872D17 #BB3E20 #DD5A3B #E6866F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.49
#BB3E20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.82
#BB3E20 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3E20
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3E20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3E20 | 1.00 | 5.49 | 3.82 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62571B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81731A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE1638
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3e20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 62, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.166 34.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87a5e',
500: '#bb3e20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3e20; $custom-light: #d87a5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3e20",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 62,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.613,
"s": 70.776,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5393,
"c": 0.16634,
"h": 34.5
},
"luminance": 0.14114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3E20
secondary
#6ABACD
accent
#CBEE3A
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEEE9
border
#D5C9C5
text
#160A04
muted
#847C79