#BB482B#BB482B

#BB482B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.155 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB482B
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 77%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, 44.83, 40.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 60.41, 42.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.28% 0.1265 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(55.28% 0.155 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.2494, 15.3772, 4.0289)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB482B #2B9EBB

analogous

#BB2B56 #BB482B #BB902B

triadic

#BB482B #2BBB48 #482BBB

tetradic

#BB482B #56BB2B #2B9EBB #902BBB

square

#BB482B #56BB2B #2B9EBB #902BBB

split-complementary

#BB482B #2BBB90 #2B56BB

monochromatic

#572214 #893520 #BB482B #D6694D #E2937F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BB482B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BB482B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB482B

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB482B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB482B	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857727

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2C42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.155 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f66',
    500: '#bb482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb482b;
$custom-light: #d77f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.083,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55275,
    "c": 0.15488,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB482B

secondary

#78BACA

accent

#C5E642

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB482B

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

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