#BB3E2E#BB3E2E
#BB3E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.164 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 62, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 75.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.53, 49.35, 37.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.53, 61.78, 36.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.07% 0.1412 0.0828) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.07% 0.164 30.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7118, 14.2106, 4.1313) |
| Luminance | 0.1421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.85
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.98
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.47
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.07
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.18
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3E2E #2EABBB
analogous
#BB2E64 #BB3E2E #BB852E
triadic
#BB3E2E #2EBB3E #3E2EBB
tetradic
#BB3E2E #64BB2E #2EABBB #852EBB
square
#BB3E2E #64BB2E #2EABBB #852EBB
split-complementary
#BB3E2E #2EBB85 #2E64BB
monochromatic
#591D16 #8A2E22 #BB3E2E #D46152 #E08E83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.47
#BB3E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#BB3E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3E2E
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3E2E | 1.00 | 5.47 | 3.84 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#61582B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81732A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE193B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 62, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.164 30.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87a68',
500: '#bb3e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3e2e; $custom-light: #d87a68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 62,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.809,
"s": 60.515,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54071,
"c": 0.16369,
"h": 30.4
},
"luminance": 0.14207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3E2E
secondary
#7BC1CA
accent
#D2E444
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A