#b33c3c

Color #b33c3c

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 6.76 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b33c3c

RGB

rgb(179, 60, 60)

HSL

hsl(0, 49.8%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 66.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 66.5%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(42.98, 48.16, 26.85)

LCH

lch(42.98, 55.14, 29.14)

OKLCH

oklch(52.7%, 0.1548, 24.1)

HWB

hwb(0, 23.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3cb3b3

Analogous

#b33c78

#b33c3c

#b3783c

Triadic

#b33c3c

#3cb33c

#3c3cb3

Split-complementary

#b33c3c

#3cb378

#3c78b3

Tetradic

#b33c3c

#b3b33c

#3cb3b3

#3c3cb3

Square

#b33c3c

#78b33c

#3cb3b3

#783cb3

Shades

Color #b33c3c mixed toward black.

#953232

#772828

#5a1e1e

#3c1414

#1e0a0a

Tints

Color #b33c3c mixed toward white.

#c65656

#d27878

#dd9a9a

#e8bbbb

#f4dddd

Tones

Color #b33c3c mixed toward gray.

#a94646

#9f5050

#955a5a

#8b6464

#826e6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.63:1

White text reads better on this background (5.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8e3c · ΔE 44.4

Deuteranopia

#959b3c · ΔE 49.1

Tritanopia

#af3c3c · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b33c3c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b33c3c]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b33c3c (#b33c3c) is rgb(179, 60, 60) in RGB.

No, #b33c3c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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