#bb3f00

Color #bb3f00

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 15.89 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb3f00

RGB

rgb(187, 63, 0)

HSL

hsl(20.2, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.2, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 100%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(44.41, 47.88, 55.65)

LCH

lch(44.41, 73.41, 49.29)

OKLCH

oklch(53.9%, 0.1698, 39.81)

HWB

hwb(20.2, 0%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#007cbb

Analogous

#bb001f

#bb3f00

#bb9d00

Triadic

#bb3f00

#00bb3f

#3f00bb

Split-complementary

#bb3f00

#00bb9d

#001fbb

Tetradic

#bb3f00

#7cbb00

#007cbb

#3f00bb

Square

#bb3f00

#1fbb00

#007cbb

#9d00bb

Shades

Color #bb3f00 mixed toward black.

#9c3500

#7d2a00

#5e2000

#3e1500

#1f0b00

Tints

Color #bb3f00 mixed toward white.

#f15100

#ff7028

#ff945e

#ffb893

#ffdbc9

Tones

Color #bb3f00 mixed toward gray.

#ac4410

#9c491f

#8c4e2f

#7d533e

#6d584e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.82:1

White text reads better on this background (5.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96951d · ΔE 41

Deuteranopia

#9ba221 · ΔE 45

Tritanopia

#b7282a · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb3f00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb3f00]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Frequently asked questions

#bb3f00 (#bb3f00) is rgb(187, 63, 0) in RGB.

No, #bb3f00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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