#bb3511

Color #bb3511

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 13.2 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb3511

RGB

rgb(187, 53, 17)

HSL

hsl(12.7, 83.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.7, 90.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 90.9%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(43, 52.1, 49.68)

LCH

lch(43, 71.99, 43.64)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.1762, 34.74)

HWB

hwb(12.7, 6.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1197bb

Analogous

#bb1142

#bb3511

#bb8a11

Triadic

#bb3511

#11bb35

#3511bb

Split-complementary

#bb3511

#11bb8a

#1142bb

Tetradic

#bb3511

#97bb11

#1197bb

#3511bb

Square

#bb3511

#42bb11

#1197bb

#8a11bb

Shades

Color #bb3511 mixed toward black.

#9c2c0e

#7d230b

#5d1b09

#3e1206

#1f0903

Tints

Color #bb3511 mixed toward white.

#ea4215

#ee6844

#f28e73

#f6b4a2

#fbd9d0

Tones

Color #bb3511 mixed toward gray.

#ad3d1f

#9f452d

#904e3c

#82564a

#745e58

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.63:1

White text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94931e · ΔE 44.2

Deuteranopia

#9aa120 · ΔE 48.6

Tritanopia

#b72527 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 27.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb3511;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb3511]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Tomato #ff6347

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#bb3511 (#bb3511) is rgb(187, 53, 17) in RGB.

No, #bb3511 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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