#bb3e3e

Color #bb3e3e

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 7.62 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb3e3e

RGB

rgb(187, 62, 62)

HSL

hsl(0, 50.2%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 66.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 66.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(44.75, 50.14, 28.15)

LCH

lch(44.75, 57.5, 29.31)

OKLCH

oklch(54.3%, 0.1611, 24.23)

HWB

hwb(0, 24.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3ebbbb

Analogous

#bb3e7c

#bb3e3e

#bb7c3e

Triadic

#bb3e3e

#3ebb3e

#3e3ebb

Split-complementary

#bb3e3e

#3ebb7c

#3e7cbb

Tetradic

#bb3e3e

#bbbb3e

#3ebbbb

#3e3ebb

Square

#bb3e3e

#7cbb3e

#3ebbbb

#7c3ebb

Shades

Color #bb3e3e mixed toward black.

#9c3434

#7d2929

#5d1f1f

#3e1515

#1f0a0a

Tints

Color #bb3e3e mixed toward white.

#c95c5c

#d47c7c

#de9d9d

#e9bebe

#f4dede

Tones

Color #bb3e3e mixed toward gray.

#b04848

#a65353

#9c5d5d

#916868

#877272

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.87:1

White text reads better on this background (5.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95953e · ΔE 46

Deuteranopia

#9ba23e · ΔE 50.4

Tritanopia

#b73e3e · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb3e3e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb3e3e]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bb3e3e (#bb3e3e) is rgb(187, 62, 62) in RGB.

No, #bb3e3e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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