#bb2e22

Color #bb2e22

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 4.87 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb2e22

RGB

rgb(187, 46, 34)

HSL

hsl(4.7, 69.2%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.7, 81.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 81.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(42.21, 54.97, 41.29)

LCH

lch(42.21, 68.75, 36.91)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.1796, 29.42)

HWB

hwb(4.7, 13.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#22afbb

Analogous

#bb2262

#bb2e22

#bb7a22

Triadic

#bb2e22

#22bb2e

#2e22bb

Split-complementary

#bb2e22

#22bb7a

#2262bb

Tetradic

#bb2e22

#afbb22

#22afbb

#2e22bb

Square

#bb2e22

#62bb22

#22afbb

#7a22bb

Shades

Color #bb2e22 mixed toward black.

#9c261c

#7d1f17

#5d1711

#3e0f0b

#1f0806

Tints

Color #bb2e22 mixed toward white.

#da4033

#e1665c

#e98d85

#f0b3ad

#f8d9d6

Tones

Color #bb2e22 mixed toward gray.

#ae392f

#a1433b

#954e48

#885955

#7b6462

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.53:1

White text reads better on this background (5.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939225 · ΔE 46.9

Deuteranopia

#99a126 · ΔE 51.9

Tritanopia

#b72828 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 27.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb2e22;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb2e22]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bb2e22 (#bb2e22) is rgb(187, 46, 34) in RGB.

No, #bb2e22 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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