#BB482A#BB482A

#BB482A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.155 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB482A
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 42)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 77.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 44.79, 41.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 60.73, 42.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.1262 0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.155 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2313, 15.3699, 3.9334)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB482A #2A9DBB

analogous

#BB2A54 #BB482A #BB912A

triadic

#BB482A #2ABB48 #482ABB

tetradic

#BB482A #54BB2A #2A9DBB #912ABB

square

#BB482A #54BB2A #2A9DBB #912ABB

split-complementary

#BB482A #2ABB91 #2A54BB

monochromatic

#572214 #89351F #BB482A #D7684C #E2927D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BB482A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BB482A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB482A

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB482A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB482A	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2C42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb482a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.155 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f65',
    500: '#bb482a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb482a;
$custom-light: #d77f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb482a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.414,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55265,
    "c": 0.15512,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB482A

secondary

#76B9CA

accent

#C4E641

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB482A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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